Law & Culture

Better Services for Familiar Faces

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

Understanding mental illness and addiction is rarely thought of as part of the necessary education for judges. Yet judges throughout our country are continually forced to confront the effects of […]

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Salus Populi: Educating Judges on the Social Determinants of Health

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

Empirical research confirms what may be intuitive: Judicial decisions can have a powerful effect on the health outcomes of both individuals and communities. Certainly, when judges review or interpret laws, regulations, […]

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How to Harness AI for Justice

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

A Preliminary Agenda for Using Generative AI to Improve Access to Justice

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“Generate Light, Not Heat”

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Vol. 108 No. 1 (2024) | Harnessing AI for Justice

When asked whether the party affiliation of the president or governor who appointed them plays a part in their judicial decision-making, judges respond “no” — that they decide based on […]

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On Responsive Judging

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Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publication

Judges are not constitutional theorists. Their role is a practical one: to provide impartial justice to parties in a particular case. […]

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In Conversation About the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s New Mass Atrocity Prevention Training

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Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publication

The new online course “Lessons in Leadership: Criminal Justice Approaches for Preventing Mass Atrocities” emphasizes accountability and ethical decision-making.

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In Conversation with Stephen Gageler, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia

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Judicature International (2024) | An online-only publication

Chief Justice Gageler speaks about his role and potential solutions to a few complex — and often global — problems that face the Australian judiciary.

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The Chicago Principles: An Excerpt

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Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | Justitia

In July 2014, the president and provost of the University of Chicago appointed a Committee on Freedom of Expression to articulate “the University’s overarching commitment to free, robust, and uninhibited […]

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And the Oscar goes to . . . courtroom dramas!

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Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | Justitia

Actor Jack Nicholson’s witness-stand response to Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men is one of the most quoted lines from one of the most popular genres of film — the courtroom drama. […]

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Add punch with an extra-short sentence (or a fragment) (PDF)

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Vol. 107 No. 3 (2024) | Justitia

An occasional extra-short sentence or fragment can serve various purposes. Most obviously, it can provide variety and emphasis. It can also be useful for breaking up a long sentence, setting up a conclusion, linking to a new topic—any number of things, really.

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