Technology
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Judging Firearms Evidence and the Rule 702 Amendments
by Brandon Garrett, Nicholas Scurich, Eric Tucker and Hannah Bloom
Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the CourtsForensic firearms identification involves linking evidence collected from crime scenes — namely, fired cartridge casings and bullets — to a particular firearm. Two assumptions underlie this identification process: First, firearms […]
Feature
Virtual Voir Dire Works — for Courts and Jurors
Vol. 107 No. 1 (2023) | Toward Fairer, Quicker, Cheaper LitigationAs 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 […]
Book Review
Is ‘Forensic Science’ A Misnomer?
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsWith 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 […]
Point/Counterpoint
You Are Being Scanned
by David Hoffman, Jolynn Childers Dellinger and Connor Leydecker
Vol. 106 No. 3 (2023) | Forging New TrailsIt’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 […]
Sidebar
Best Practices for Trauma-Informed Virtual Hearings
by Teri Deal
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 […]
In Conversation
Artificial Justice: The Quandary of AI in the Courtroom
by Paul W. Grimm, Maura R. Grossman, Mireille Hildebrandt and Sabine Gless
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationArtificial 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. […]
Feature
10 Things Judges Should Know About Cryptocurrency
by Lee Reiners
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 […]
Feature
How Technology is Changing Justice in China
by Zhiyu Li, Benjamin Chen and Shitong Qiao
Judicature International (2021-22) | An online-only publicationIn 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 […]
Briefs
Do remote hearings help — or hurt — access to justice?
by Kristina Bryant and Tara Kunkel
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedBeginning 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 […]
In Conversation
Oral argument at the Supreme Court Before, During, and After the Pandemic
by Erica L. Ross, Walter Dellinger, Jeff Fisher and Neal Katyal
Vol. 106 No. 1 (2022) | Necessarily EngagedThe 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 […]