Irvine -- In the wake of the California Supreme Court ruling affirming academic freedom, Subversity, a KUCI public affairs program, re-broadcasts our 2002 interview with the defendant in the civil case, UCI distinguished professor in psycholgy Elizabeth Loftus.
In the interview, she argues for her academic freedom to conduct research into claims of recovered memory. In this particular case, the dispute is over an article she co-wrote that appeared in Skeptical Inquirer. She also discusses her skepticism about recovered memory. The state Supreme Court, in affirming Loftus' academic freedom rights last Monday, threw out most of the charges against her, but allowed one count -- that of alleged misrepresentation -- to be sent back to the trial judge. Loftus has "emphatically" denied misrepresenting her professional ties with a psychiatrist, according to the court's opinion. Loftus was sued by a now-adult woman, Nicole Taus, the once-unidentified subject of published case study that claimed the then-girl had recovered memories of being sexually abused. Loftus, skeptical of the claim, dug into the case and discovered her identity. In the lawsuit, Taus argued her privacy was invaded by Loftus. This interview first aired shortly after Loftus arrived at UCI, which welcomed her from the University of Washington, which had investigated her after Taus complained. The original show aired November 12, 2002. The current show airs Monday, 5 March 2007, from 9-10 am on KUCI, 88.9 fm in Orange County, California, and is webcast simultaneously on http://kuci.org. Resources: Taus v. Loftus, S133805, Supreme Court Opinion http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S133805.PDF LA Times: Maura Dolan, Ruling May Constrain Researchers, February 27, 2007 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-speech27feb27,1,4612801.story?track=rss San Francisco Chronicle: Rob Egelko, Top State Court Rules in Key Privacy Case, February 27, 2007 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/27/BAGCGOBK6Q1.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea AP dispatch in The Reporter (Vacaville): Solano trial ordered involving researcher, March 2, 2007 http://www.thereporter.com/ci_5339977?source=rss Skeptical Inquirer article by Elizabeth Loftus and Melvin J. Guyer "Who Abused Jane Doe? The Hazards of the Single Case History" Part 1: http://www.csicop.org/si/2002-05/jane-doe.html Part 2: http://www.csicop.org/si/2002-07/jane-doe.html dan -- Daniel C. Tsang Host, Subversity "What's behind and beyond the Orange Curtain" Mondays 9-10 a.m. on 88.9 fm, kuci.org KUCI talk page: http://kuci.org/talk/ Subversity: http://kuci.org/~dtsang E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Daniel Tsang, KUCI, PO Box 4362, Irvine CA 92616, USA _______________________________________________ KUCI.org 88.9FM - "eclectic music, engaging talk" _______________________________________________ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/7gSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
