State Courts
Feature
Jury Trials in a Pandemic Age
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchThe 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, […]
Judicial Honors
Judicial Honors Fall/Winter 2020–21
by Emma Roberts
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchJustice Michelle Keller of the Supreme Court of Kentucky received the Kentucky Bar Association’s Distinguished Judge Award. The award honors a judge who has made outstanding contributions to the legal […]
Briefs
Court Communications for the Disinformation Age
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchAs 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
The New Rap Sheet: Prosecuting Crimes, Chilling Free Speech
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
Judicial Independence: Tweak the Guiding Paradigm
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
Civic Education: The Key to Preserving Judicial Independence
Vol. 104 No. 2 (2020) | Coping with COVIDAt 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
Protecting Fair and Impartial Courts: Reflections on Judicial Independence
Vol. 104 No. 2 (2020) | Coping with COVIDI 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
Experts in the Hot Tub at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
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
Coping with COVID: Continuity and Change in the Courts
by David F. Levi, Mark Drummond, Samuel A. Thumma, Sherri Carter, 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 […]
A Finer Point
Courts Must Lead in the Crisis of Addiction
by Loretta H. Rush and Deborah Taylor Tate
Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer ViewLast year, more Americans died of opioid overdoses than of many cancers, gunshot wounds, or even car crashes. In fact, by at least one metric, the epidemic is more dire […]