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		<title>Daily Digest, 1/30/13, The Developing Brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nita A. Farahany</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let the fight over Graham begin. Last term, in Miller, the United States Supreme Court held that, in addressing this complicated issue, policymakers can no longer prescribe mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles, even for the most serious homicide &#8230; <a href="http://lawandbiodigest.com/2013/01/30/daily-digest-13013-the-developing-brain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lawandbiodigest.com&#038;blog=19814646&#038;post=501&#038;subd=lawandbiosciencesdigest&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Digest, 1/18/2013, Automatism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nita A. Farahany</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Automatism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insanity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Automatism vs. Insanity &#8211; Affirmative Defense or Negation of Mens Rea and Actus Reus? While you read about automatism or unconsciousness in case books, you don&#8217;t often see them in judicial opinions. In the case today, the defendant argued that &#8230; <a href="http://lawandbiodigest.com/2013/01/18/the-daily-digest-1182013-automatism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lawandbiodigest.com&#038;blog=19814646&#038;post=480&#038;subd=lawandbiosciencesdigest&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back by popular demand &#8211; the digest! Equitable Tolling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nita A. Farahany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back by popular demand is the daily digest of law and biosciences cases, particularly those related to criminal law. The defense is still at it, but they aren&#8217;t having much luck with claims of equitable tolling based on poor memory &#8230; <a href="http://lawandbiodigest.com/2013/01/17/equitable-tolling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lawandbiodigest.com&#038;blog=19814646&#038;post=472&#038;subd=lawandbiosciencesdigest&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Law and Biosciences Fellowship Opportunity!</title>
		<link>http://lawandbiodigest.com/2013/01/16/fellowship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nita A. Farahany</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Duke Institute for Genome Sciences &#38; Policy: Law and Biosciences Fellowship Duke University invites applications for the 2013-2014 Fellowship Program at the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy. Background: This fellowship is ideal for individuals who are interested in an &#8230; <a href="http://lawandbiodigest.com/2013/01/16/fellowship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lawandbiodigest.com&#038;blog=19814646&#038;post=462&#038;subd=lawandbiosciencesdigest&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Digest, 6/6/2011</title>
		<link>http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/06/06/the-daily-digest-662011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nita A. Farahany</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most interesting claims using neurological evidence is withdrawal of a guilty plea, arguing the entry of that plea was involuntary or that the defendant lacked the competency to enter such a plea. This was a claim of &#8230; <a href="http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/06/06/the-daily-digest-662011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lawandbiodigest.com&#038;blog=19814646&#038;post=455&#038;subd=lawandbiosciencesdigest&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Digest, 6/2/2011</title>
		<link>http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/06/02/the-daily-digest-622011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nita A. Farahany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The frontal lobe region of the brain has been implicated in executive functioning, planning, and premeditation. Individuals with neurological deficits, particularly in executive functioning, are more likely to act impulsively, without premeditation, and without anticipation of the consequences of their &#8230; <a href="http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/06/02/the-daily-digest-622011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lawandbiodigest.com&#038;blog=19814646&#038;post=452&#038;subd=lawandbiosciencesdigest&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Digest, 5/27/11</title>
		<link>http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/05/27/the-daily-digest-52711/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 20:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nita A. Farahany</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twice this year I have come across a case in which a juvenile offender has used evidence of his developing brain to challenge his transfer from the juvenile docket to adult court. In the case today, the defendant seems to &#8230; <a href="http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/05/27/the-daily-digest-52711/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lawandbiodigest.com&#038;blog=19814646&#038;post=449&#038;subd=lawandbiosciencesdigest&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Digest, 5/26/11</title>
		<link>http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/05/26/the-daily-digest-52611/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 16:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nita A. Farahany</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The case today presents an interesting application of the developing brain theory in juveniles. The defendant, who was convicted of two counts of second degree murder and sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, sought to &#8230; <a href="http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/05/26/the-daily-digest-52611/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lawandbiodigest.com&#038;blog=19814646&#038;post=443&#038;subd=lawandbiosciencesdigest&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Daily Digest, 5/25/11</title>
		<link>http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/05/25/the-daily-digest-52511/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 16:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie Kostiuk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the increase in neuroscience-based literature and educational opportunities directed to current and upcoming legal professionals, such as the upcoming ABA and AALS Neuroscience and Law webinar and the &#8220;Law &#38; the Brain&#8221; course at Vanderbilt University Law School, individuals &#8230; <a href="http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/05/25/the-daily-digest-52511/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lawandbiodigest.com&#038;blog=19814646&#038;post=437&#038;subd=lawandbiosciencesdigest&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Webinar of Interest</title>
		<link>http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/04/27/webinar-of-interest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nita A. Farahany</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of interest to readers of the blog. The ABA (Section of Science &#38; Technology Law of the American Bar Association) and AALS are co-sponsoring a Neuroscience and Law webinar series of interest. I&#8217;ll be speaking at the last one, on &#8230; <a href="http://lawandbiodigest.com/2011/04/27/webinar-of-interest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lawandbiodigest.com&#038;blog=19814646&#038;post=434&#038;subd=lawandbiosciencesdigest&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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