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ajay-b | 4 years ago

That’s… Wow, since when can someone bar someone else from testifying in court? I thought it was the pursuit of truth?

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mankyd|4 years ago

Expert witnesses are hired as contractors; paid for their testimony.

If they were being subpoenaed - compelled to be a witness - I am sure the matter would be different.

inetsee|4 years ago

A naive legal question: can the plaintiffs subpoena the professors as expert witnesses?

Consultant32452|4 years ago

This is not an endorsement, but a clarification.

They're allowed to testify in court. They are just not allowed to get paid to do it, nor are they allowed to use their affiliation with the university as credentials when testifying because they are not speaking for the university.

chuckee|4 years ago

I couldn't find this information in the NPR article - do you have a different source?