David L. Faigman

Publications

• A Set of One
  77 UC L.J. 17 (2026) · UC Law Journal · 2026
• Using Burdens of Proof to Allocate the Risk of Error when Assessing Developmental Maturity of Youthful Offenders
  63 WM. & MARY L. REV. 1289 (2022) · William & Mary Law Review · 2022

• A Man for All Seasons: A Remembrance of Geoffrey C. Hazard
  70 UC L.J. 949 (2019) · UC Law Journal · 2019
• The Curious Case of Wendell v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC
  48 SETON HALL L. REV. (2018) · Seton Hall Law Review · 2018
• Freedom of Speech Remains Superior to All Other Alternatives
  45 UC L. CONST. Q. 225 (2018) · UC Law Constitutional Quarterly · 2018
• Gatekeeping Science: Using the Structure of Scientific Research to Distinguish Between Admissibility and Weight in Expert Testimony
  110 NW. U. L. REV. 859 (2016) · Northwestern University Law Review · 2016
• Organized Common Sense: Some Lessons from Judge Jack Weinstein’s Uncommonly Sensible Approach to Expert Evidence
  64 DEPAUL L. REV. (2015) · DePaul Law Review · 2015
• Toward a Jurisprudence of Psychiatric Evidence: Examining the Challenges of Reasoning from Group Data in Psychiatry to Individual Decisions in the Law
  69 U. MIAMI L. REV. 685 (2015) · University of Miami Law Review · 2015
• Group to Individual (G2i) Inference in Scientific Expert Testimony
  81 U. CHI. L. REV. (2014) · University of Chicago Law Review · 2014
• Evidentiary Incommensurability: A Preliminary Exploration of the Problem of Reasoning from General Scientific Data to Individualized Legal Decision-Making
  Court Review: Journal of the American Judges Association · 2014
• Wading Into the Daubert Tide: Sargon Enterprises, Inc. v. University of Southern California
  64 UC L.J. 1665 (2013) · UC Law Journal · 2013
• Evidentiary Incommensurability: A Preliminary Exploration of the Problem of Reasoning from General Scientific Data to Invdidualized Legal Decision Making
  75 BROOK. L. REV. (2010) · Brooklyn Law Review · 2010

• Evidence Code Section 802: The Neglected Key to Rationalizing the California Law of Expert Testimony
  42 LOY. L. A. L. REV. 427 (2009) · Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review · 2009
• Defining Empirical Frames of Reference in Constitutional Cases: Unraveling the as-Applied versus Facial Distinction in Constitutional Law
  36 UC L. CONST. Q. 631 (2009) · UC Law Constitutional Quarterly · 2009
• Scientific Realism in Constitutional Law
  73 BROOK. L. REV. (2008) · Brooklyn Law Review · 2008
• The Matter of Fit: The Law of Discrimination and the Science of Implicit Bias
  59 UC L.J. 1389 (2008) · UC Law Journal · 2008
• Anecdotal Forensics, Phrenology, and Other Abject Lessons from the History of Science
  59 UC L.J. 979 (2008) · UC Law Journal · 2008
• Amicus Brief of Constitutional Law Professors David L. Faigman and Ashutosh A. Bhagwat, et al. in the Case of Gonzales v. Carhart
  34 UC L. CONST. Q. 69 (2006) · UC Law Constitutional Quarterly · 2006
• Expert Evidence in Flatland: The Geometry of a World Without Scientific Culture
  34 SETON HALL L. REV. (2003) · Seton Hall Law Review · 2003
• The Tipping Point in the Law's Use of Science: The Epidemic of Scientific Sophistication That Began With DNA Profiling and Toxic Torts
  67 BROOK. L. REV. 111 (2001) · Brooklyn Law Review · 2001
• Reply Essay: How Good is Good Enough: Expert Evidence under <i>Dauber</i>t and <i>Kumho</i>
  50 CASE W. RES. L. REV. 645 (2000) · Case Western Reserve Law Review · 2000
• The Law's Scientific Revolution: Reflections and Ruminations on the Law's Use of Experts in Year Seven of the Revolution
  57 WASH. & LEE L. REV. 661 (2000) · Washington and Lee Law Review · 2000
• LECTURE: Legal Alchemy: The Use and Misuse of Science in the Law
  Yale Journal of Law and Technology · 2000

• Truth, with a Small "T"
  49 UC L.J. 1185 (1998) · UC Law Journal · 1998
• Appellate Review of Scientific Evidence under Daubert and Joiner
  48 UC L.J. 969 (1997) · UC Law Journal · 1997
• The Syndromic Lawyer Syndrome: A Psychological Theory of Evidentiary Munificence
  67 U. COLO. L. REV. 817 (1996) · University of Colorado Law Review · 1996
• And to the Republic for Which It Stands: Guaranteeing a Republican Form of Government
  23 UC L. CONST. Q. 1057 (1996) · UC Law Constitutional Quarterly · 1996
• Mapping the Labyrinth of Scientific Evidence
  46 UC L.J. 555 (1995) · UC Law Journal · 1995
• Check Your Crystal Ball at the Courthouse Door, Please: Exploring the Past, Understanding the Present, and Worrying About the Future of Scientific Evidence
  15 CARDOZO L. REV. 1799 (1994) · Cardozo Law Review · 1994
• Measuring Constitutionality Transactionally
  45 UC L.J. 753 (1994) · UC Law Journal · 1994
• Constitutional Adventures in Wonderland: Exploring the Debate between Rules and Standards through the Looking Glass of the First Amendment
  44 UC L.J. 829 (1993) · UC Law Journal · 1993
• Stuggling to Stop the Flood of Unreliable Expert Testimony
  76 MINN. L. REV. 877 (1992) · Minnesota Law Review · 1992
• Reconciling Individual Rights and Government Interests: Madisonian Principles versus Supreme Court Practice
  78 VA. L. REV. 1521 (1992) · Virginia Law Review · 1992
• Normative Constitutional Fact-Finding: Exploring the Empirical Component of Constitutional Interpretation
  139 U. PENN. L. REV. 541 (1991) · University of Pennsylvania Law Review · 1991
• By What Authority: Reflections on the Constitutionality and Wisdom of the Flag Protection Act of 1989
  17 UC L. CONST. Q. 353 (1990) · UC Law Constitutional Quarterly · 1990

• Discerning Justice When Battered Women Kill
  39 UC L.J. 207 (1987) · UC Law Journal · 1987
• The Battered Woman Syndrome and Self-Defense: A Legal and Empirical Dissent
  72 VA. L. REV. 619 (1986) · Virginia Law Review · 1986