Court Administration
Briefs
Preparing Courts for a Pandemic
Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer ViewAs the coronavirus emerged around the globe early this year, it quickly began to affect every facet of society and government, including state courts. Unlike in prior instances of mass […]
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Distinguishing Between Reliable and Unreliable Eyewitnesses
Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer ViewIncreasing research shows that eyewitness confidence at the time of the initial identification can be a strong predictor of accuracy under appropriate lineup identification conditions.1 In such conditions, police show […]
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The Creation and Conclusions of the Third Circuit Task Force on Eyewitness Identifications
Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer ViewIn 2016, the Third Circuit sat en banc to hear the case of Commonwealth v. Dennis.1 Little did the court realize the sustained impact this single appeal would have on […]
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Assessing Risk: The Use of Risk Assessment in Sentencing
by Brandon Garrett and John Monahan
Vol. 103 No. 2 (2019) | Pay NCAA athletes?Judges are using risk assessment instruments in criminal cases more than ever before. Their role is increasingly prominent at all stages of the criminal justice system, including policing, pretrial detention, […]
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Emails to a Federal Judge
Vol. 103 No. 3 (2019) | Fees, Fines, and BailRecently an esteemed member of the bar died. In closing out the lawyer’s laptop, a legal assistant discovered a trove of emails the lawyer had composed and addressed to a […]
A Finer Point
Shattering Glass Ceilings from the Bench
by Charles Hall
Vol. 103 No. 3 (2019) | Fees, Fines, and BailFederal Judge Sylvia Rambo first thought of a legal career in the 1940s when her school bus drove by a local law school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. “It was like a […]
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The Twilight Zone
by Nathan Hecht
Vol. 103 No. 3 (2019) | Fees, Fines, and BailThe television drama The Twilight Zone portrayed characters in disturbing situations set in the murky area between reality and the dark unknown. Most episodes had a moral. Here’s my thought for […]
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Lawyers, the Legal Profession & Access to Justice in the United States: A Brief History
Vol. 103 No. 3 (2019) | Fees, Fines, and BailIn no profession is the gulf greater between ideals and practices than it is for lawyers. Ideally, justice is a universal good: the law protects equally the rights of the […]
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Reclaiming the Role of Lawyers as Community Connectors
by David F. Levi, Abigail Frisch and Dana Remus
Vol. 103 No. 3 (2019) | Fees, Fines, and BailFor many years, there has been a serious debate about the legal profession’s exclusive role in the market for legal representation. The debate has focused on how that role factors […]
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The Process Due: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences offers a multidisciplinary examination of the devastating and persistent crisis in legal services
Vol. 103 No. 3 (2019) | Fees, Fines, and BailEarlier this year, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences dedicated an issue of Dædelus, its quarterly scholarly journal, entirely to the topic of “Access to Justice.” Fittingly, it was […]