Archive: June 2026

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Lest We Forget: The Glory and the Burden of the Unadorned Black Robe

A growing number of judges are modifying the simple black robe — from a rural Florida judge’s camouflage pattern to others presiding in business attire. The trend expands on the […]

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The Worth of a Soul: Finding Redemption in a Prison

EDITORS’ NOTE: Judicature’s “Perspectives” series features a range of opinions and experiences relating to the judiciary and justice system in order to widen the lens with which we explore the […]

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A Primer on the Different Meanings of AI ‘Bias’ for Legal Practice

Not All Bias in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Is Necessarily Harmful — and Some Is Even Necessary. Understanding the Different Meanings of “Bias” Is Key to Spotting When AI Systems Produce […]

Not Shaken, Not Stirred: The Mixed Question of Law and Fact

Mixed Questions of Law and Fact Have Long Eluded Clear Judicial Consensus. One of law’s perplexing phrases is “the mixed question of law and fact.” The noted torts professor Francis […]

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Staying Safe: Five Steps Judges Can Take Now

Judges have always been subject to scrutiny, second-guessing, and threats. But as Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. noted in his 2024 year-end report, the U.S. Marshals Service has reported […]

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Technology for Remote and Hybrid Hearings: Lessons From NCSC’s Court Innovation Lab

The Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) have long underscored the need for technological innovation in the court system, especially the need for courts […]

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Bringing Home the Bill of Rights

I am honored to be the 30th chief justice of the state of North Carolina and to have served on my state’s highest court since 2004. I’ve also practiced law, […]

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The Battle for Your Brain: A Legal Scholar’s Argument for Protecting Brain Data and Cognitive Liberty

Mindreading may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but these days, as they say, truth is stranger than fiction. Employers track employee attention and even moods. Technology users can […]

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If Pseudonyms, Then What Kind?

Writers may have their noms de plume; revolutionaries may have noms de guerre. Here, though, we will speak of (to coin a phrase) the noms de litige, and ask: When […]

The Utah State Capitol Building and Mormon Temple in downtown Salt Lake City.

Faith in Law

David F. Levi interviews Dallin H. Oaks, a leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and former justice of the Utah Supreme Court, on faith, democracy, and how believers and nonbelievers can work together toward a more free and fair society for all. […]