may 27, 1993 - Daubert et al v. Merrell Dow
Description:
A U.S federal court relaxed the Frye standard for admission of scientific evidence and conferred on the judge a "gatekeeping" role. The ruling cited Karl Popper's views that scientific throries are falsifiable as a criterion for whether something is "scientific knowledge" and should be admissible.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 27, 1993
Now
~ 33 years ago