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The Supreme Court and the People: Communicating Decisions to the Public

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Vol. 109 No. 2 (2025) | Communicating to the People

As courts around the world face the challenge of reaching the public, some are finding new ways to make their decisions clearer and more accessible. This article explores how Canada, Germany, […]

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Vol. 109 No. 2 (2025)

Communicating to the People
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Courts in the Wild: Magistrate Judges in U.S. National Parks

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Vol. 109 No. 2 (2025) | Communicating to the People
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Challenges in Appellate Review of Video- and Audio-Recorded Trial Evidence

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Vol. 109 No. 2 (2025) | Communicating to the People
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‘Never the Attorney’: Race, Gender, and Misattribution in the Legal Profession

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Vol. 109 No. 2 (2025) | Communicating to the People
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Judging AI: How U.S. Judges Can Harness Generative AI Without Compromising Justice

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Vol. 109 No. 2 (2025) | Communicating to the People

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Reviving Rules 16 and 26

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Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at Duke
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Staying Safe: Five Steps Judges Can Take Now

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Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at Duke
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Technology for Remote and Hybrid Hearings: Lessons From NCSC’s Court Innovation Lab

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Vol. 109 No. 1 (2025) | Celebrating a Decade at Duke
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Alternative Approaches: Beyond Problem-Solving Courts

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts
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Trauma-Informed Courts? How Judges May Influence Kids’ Experiences of Court

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts
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Bringing Home the Bill of Rights

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice
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The Battle for Your Brain: A Legal Scholar’s Argument for Protecting Brain Data and Cognitive Liberty

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Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | Justitia
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Judge Dorothy Wright Nelson’s Prescient, Bold Vision of Justice

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Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the Courts
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Minimize prepositional phrases. Question every of. (Part 1; PDF)

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Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper Litigation
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Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper Litigation

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