Technology

Virtual Voir Dire Works — for Courts and Jurors

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Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper Litigation

As the COVID-19 pandemic began rolling through the United States, medical staffs were as busy as they had ever been. News reports showed doctors and nurses grabbing quick naps between […]

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Is ‘Forensic Science’ A Misnomer?

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Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New Trails

With the exception of DNA analysis, a great deal of so-called “forensic science” — that is, the analysis of tool marks, bite marks, hair comparisons, fingerprints, blood spatters, arson patterns, and […]

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You Are Being Scanned

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Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New Trails

It’s 1890. Responding in part to the invention of “instantaneous” photography, Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis write The Right to Privacy, urging legal recognition of “the right to be let alone,” which […]

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Best Practices for Trauma-Informed Virtual Hearings

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Vol. 106 No. 2 (2022) | Losing faith?

When physical distancing measures required courts to quickly adapt operations, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) saw an opportunity to examine the experience of families and child welfare court […]

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Artificial Justice: The Quandary of AI in the Courtroom

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Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publication

Artificial intelligence is here, and it’s everywhere. The technology is so pervasive, in fact, that it now hides in plain sight — in our cars and on our coffee tables. […]

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10 Things Judges Should Know About Cryptocurrency

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Vol. 106 No. 2 (2022) | Losing faith?

By now, you have probably heard of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Perhaps, however, you have found the topics impenetrable or doubted their relevance to the courtroom. But cryptocurrency is a […]

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What Every Judge and Lawyer Needs to Know About Electronic Evidence

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Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL Vortex

Not long ago, “friend” was a noun, “yelp” meant a shrill bark, “twitter” referred to a chirp, a “tumbler” was a gymnast or a glass, and “facebook,” “youtube,” and “instagram” […]

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How Technology is Changing Justice in China

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Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publication

In their article How Will Technology Change the Face of Chinese Justice? (Columbia Journal of Asian Law, 2020), Professor Zhiyu Li of Durham Law School and Professor Benjamin Chen of […]

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Do remote hearings help — or hurt — access to justice?

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Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily Engaged

Beginning in March 2020, courts transformed how they conduct business by rapidly transitioning to online platforms. Moving business entirely online required courts to train judges, court staff, prosecutors, lawyers, and […]

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Oral argument at the Supreme Court Before, During, and After the Pandemic

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Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily Engaged

The pandemic has upended things big and small, from our daily routines to the very institutions we hold dear. Perhaps nowhere else in government have these changes been so peculiar […]

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