Briefs
International, Rule of Law
A Freedom Fighter and Judicial Luminary: 2020 Bolch Prize Honors Dikgang Moseneke of the South Africa Constitutional Court
Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer ViewDikgang Moseneke, an internationally revered jurist who helped build and lead a democratic South Africa as it emerged from apartheid, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Bolch Prize […]
Law & Culture
Shattering Glass Mastheads
by Jeannie Anne Naujeck and Lauren Kloss
Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer ViewThe nationās top-ranked law journals have joined together to produce a special-edition law review commemorating a milestone in legal education: For the first time ever, all of the flagship law […]
Court Administration, State Courts
Preparing Courts for a Pandemic
Vol. 104 No. 1 (2020) | A Clearer ViewAs the coronavirus emerged around the globe early this year, it quickly began to affect every facet of society and government, including state courts. Unlike in prior instances of mass […]
Technology, State Courts
The Cars of the Future are Headed to Your Courtroom
by The National Center for State Courts
Vol. 103 No. 3 (2019) | Fees, Fines, and BailDistracted and intoxicated driving are costly problems. And while emerging technologies aim to help reduce traffic accidents caused by human error, technology may also increase the number of accidents. For […]
State Courts
States Continue to Experiment with Partisan Judicial Elections
Vol. 103 No. 1 (2019) | Navigating Rough Seas2019 marks the fourth consecutive year of unusually high interest among the states in shifting from partisan to nonpartisan, or from nonpartisan to partisan, judicial elections. It began in 2015, […]
Court Administration, State Courts
The Disappearing Probate Court
Vol. 103 No. 2 (2019) | Pay NCAA athletes?In 1967, Maine voters amended the state constitution to authorize the elimination of the stateās county-controlled, county-operated, county-funded Probate Courts.[1] In 2019, the Maine legislature debated a āconcept draftā enabling […]
Technology, State Courts, Federal Courts
Cell Phones in Court: Court cell phone policies attempt to balance risks with litigantsā needs
by William Raftery and Deborah W. Smith
Vol. 102 No. 3 (2018) | Crowdsourcing and Data AnalyticsA resolution adopted by the Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators in August 2018 (Resolution 7) encourages courts to carefully review and assess their policies for […]
Technology
Direction for TAR: Guidance for cross-border data transfer under GDPR
by Rhys Dipshan
Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?EDRM, the organization that devised the widely used Electronic Discovery Reference Model, has strived to keep e-discovery practitioners up to date on the ever-evolving digital landscape. Its guidance and standards, […]
Technology
Direction for TAR: EDRM Duke Law sets sights on technology assisted review guidance
Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?An organization that develops models and standards for electronic discovery has set its sights on developing guidance on technology assisted review (TAR) ā a process that involves using machine learning […]
Technology
GDPR: The Next Y2K?
Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?On July 20, 1999, Congress enacted the āY2K Actā (Pub. L. No. 106-37) to limit potential litigation caused by computer date-change problems brought on by the year 2000. Many feared […]