Technology
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Are judges and the justice system ready for driverless cars?
by Christopher Copp and Markus Kemmelmeier
Vol. 105 No. 2 (2021) | Judicial IndependenceAutonomous vehicles have long ignited the American imagination. Increasingly, they have caught the attention of lawyers and judges as well. The integration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) represents a startling shift […]
Briefs
The Troubles of the Social Judge
by Cynthia Gray
Vol. 100 No. 2 (2016) | A Judge in Public LifeAt the end of 2015, two states became the first jurisdictions to add explicit references to social media to their codes of judicial conduct. In a new code effective Dec. […]
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How Two New Rules for Self Authentication Will Save You Time and Money
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesThe Standing Committee on Federal Rules recently approved two new self-authentication rules for electronic machine-generated evidence. The goal is to save time and money by creating a pretrial procedure for […]
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China’s E-Justice Revolution
Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts Held(Pictured Above: View of an online hearing at the Hangzhou Internet Court, in Hangzhou City, the first court in the world designed to hear cases nearly exclusively online. Disputes focus […]
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Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, and the Law
by Philip Sales
Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts HeldMuch attention is paid to our brave new world wrought by algorithms and artificial technology, one in which many societal functions are accelerated and made more efficient — and more […]
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#Engage: It’s Time for Judges to Tweet, Like, & Share
Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered CourtsThe judiciary is, in many respects, the least understood branch of government. The law can be mysterious and a bit frightening to those who do not work in the legal […]
Book Review
National Security. Civil Liberties. Can We Have Both?
by Nathan Sales
Vol. 101 No. 1 (2017) | Citizen-centered CourtsIn the wake of a catastrophic terrorist attack like 9/11, what balance should the government strike between its weighty national-security responsibilities and its equally solemn duty to preserve Americans’ privacy […]
Perspective
Cameras Belong in the Supreme Court
by Eric J. Segall and Erwin Chemerinsky
Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?On Jan. 24, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court issued its monumental decision concerning the fate of Brexit, a legal ruling with major implications for the people of England, Europe, […]
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Can Science Save Justice?
Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?“Know thyself.” Inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, and echoed down the halls of time by Plato, Pope, Franklin, and Emerson, there may be no more fundamental maxim […]
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Contracting the Virus: Not If, But When
Vol. 104 No. 3 (2020-21) | Judges on the MarchIn the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Texas judiciary focused on its response to the global pandemic. The Office of Court Administration (OCA), the judicial branch agency tasked […]