New Jersey Supreme Court Rejects Shaken Baby Syndrome Testimony Amid Scientific Doubt

In a groundbreaking 6-1 decision, New Jersey’s Supreme Court has declared expert testimony on shaken baby syndrome (SBS) inadmissible in two upcoming child abuse trials, citing a lack of scientific reliability. This ruling strikes at the heart of a controversial diagnosis long accepted by medical authorities but now questioned by biomechanical experts.Is Shaken Baby Syndrome Science Too Flawed for Court?The court concluded that there is no biomechanical evidence showing that humans can generate the force necessary to produce the brain injuries traditionally associated with SBS or abusive head trauma (AHT). This finding erodes one of the government’s most relied-upon tools...