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8 Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L. 551 (2005-2006)
Celebrities in the Courtroom: Legal Responses, Psychological Theory and Empirical Research

handle is hein.journals/vanep8 and id is 559 raw text is: VANDERBILT JOURNAL OF
ENTERTAINMENT AND
TECHNOLOGY LAW
VOLUME 8                        SUMMER 2006                         NUMBER 3
Celebrities in the Courtroom: Legal
Responses, Psychological Theory and
Empirical Research
Jared Chamberlain,* Monica K. Miller,' and Alayna Jehle***
I.     TREATMENT OF CELEBRITIES IN THE COURTS ........................... 553
A. Evidence Suggesting Celebrities Receive Preferential
Treatm  ent in  the  Courts  ...................................................... 554
B. Evidence Suggesting Celebrities are Held to Higher
Standards in the Courtroom ............................................... 556
C. Protecting a Celebrity's Right to a Fair Trial ..................... 558
II.    PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF SOCIAL INFLUENCE .................. 559
III.   EM PIRICAL  RESEARCH     ................................................................ 560
A. Extra-Legal Influences on Jurors ........................................ 561
*      Jared Chamberlain is a researcher at the Grant Sawyer Center for Justice
Studies and a student in the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology Ph.D. program at the
University of Nevada, Reno. He has various research interests within the area of social
psychology and the law. Mr. Chamberlain received his M.A. from the Interdisciplinary
Social Psychology Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. He obtained his B.A. with
honors in psychology from the University of Montana.
**     Monica K. Miller is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.
She has been extensively published in subjects regarding social psychology and the law.
Ms. Miller received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology, a J.D., an M.A. in Social Psychology,
and a B.A. with distinction in Psychology, all from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln..
...    Alayna Jehle is a researcher of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada,
Reno and is currently pursuing her Ph.D in Interdisciplinary Social Psychology. She has
extensive research experience in the area of social psychology and law, and has been
published in that area. Ms. Jehle received her M.A. in Interdisciplinary Social Psychology
from the University of Nevada, Reno. She obtained her B.A. with honors in Psychology and
Criminal Justice from the University of Delaware.

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