“[T]he law resolves everyday disputes [. . .] by applying general principles to specific facts. Identifying the general principles is often not that hard, but finding the facts can be very difficult.”—Jed Rakoff J

“[T]oday’s law graduate [. . .] has little, if any, training in dealing with facts [. . .] the stuff of which cases are really made.”—Warren Burger CJ

“Finding the truth is more and more a matter of understanding technical and scientific evidence.”—Beverley McLachlin CJ

“Why not have jurors that are really good at data analysis? How about that?”—Neil deGrasse Tyson

“I’ll tell you something. The crime is being committed right in this room!”—Juror 10 in 12 Angry Men

“Law [. . .] doesn’t go to what’s right. [. . .] The practice is bred in debating teams [. . .]. The act of arguing and not agreeing seems to be fundamental to that profession.”—Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Evidence, Proof and Factfinding [. . .] does not seem to be generally accepted as an integral [. . .] part of the core curriculum nor of legal discourse generally”—William Twining

“In 1980, I delivered a paper called “Taking Facts Seriously” which is quite well known but has made almost no impact.”—William Twining