Briefs
As communication tools evolve, it’s critical that courts understand how traditional and new media can be used, and on occasion misused, to communicate effectively with the public. Two recent publications […]
Feature
In 2014, two years after graduating law school, I was appointed to serve as a municipal court judge in Guadalupe, Ariz.1 The town had the highest unemployment rate in Maricopa […]
Feature
by Mary Ellen Barbera and Joseph Baxter
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchAs the number of reported incidents of courthouse violence has increased,1 awareness of the need to improve security in state courts has also grown. At the same time, courts have […]
Feature
The foundation of our justice system is the jury trial. In criminal cases, the Sixth Amendment provides that “the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, […]
Feature
by SpearIt
Vol. 104 No. 2 (2020) | Coping with COVIDWith the Fourth Amendment gone, eyes are on the First // That’s why I’m spittin cyanide each and every verse These lyrics from American rap artist Paris’ 2003 album, Sonic […]
Feature
At a time when the branches of government are making daily headlines, how do we educate the public about a fair and impartial judiciary and its vital role in our […]
Feature
by Charles Geyh
Vol. 104 No. 2 (2020) | Coping with COVIDOver time, the public has simply ceased to believe judges when they say that they follow the law, and nothing but. If judges impose their ideological policy preferences, the argument […]
Feature
I speak today about the importance of fair and impartial courts and the role of judicial independence in achieving that goal. I begin with two stories. Some years ago, my […]
Feature
by Doriane L. Coleman and Jonathan Taylor
Vol. 104 No. 2 (2020) | Coping with COVIDThe Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020) have been postponed to 2021 as a result of the novel coronavirus, but litigation at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) […]
In Conversation
by Mark Drummond, Samuel A. Thumma, Sherri Carter, David F. Levi, Karen Caldwell, Robin L. Rosenberg and Vaughn Walker
Vol. 104 No. 2 (2020) | Coping with COVIDBy now, our courts, state and federal, have adapted much of their work to digital platforms. But some procedures or litigation events do not easily or obviously translate to the […]
