Briefs

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How State Courts are Preparing for Continuity in Disaster

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Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?

As hurricanes threatened the southern parts of the United States this summer and fall, state courts were confronted with the challenge of not just maintaining operations but also determining when […]

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As I See It: Bringing Diversity to MDL

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Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?

Results of a recent empirical study dealing with plaintiff steering and other MDL committees paint a lopsided picture of white male-dominated judicial appointments. Findings from 2011 to 2016 show a […]

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Far More Than Mere Mistakes: Judicial Commissions Sanction Judges Who Impose Fines Without Due Process

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Vol. 101 No. 2 (2017) | Can science save justice?

In the roundtable discussion “Money or Justice? How Fees and Fines Have Contributed to Deep Distrust of the Courts — And What Chief Judges Are Doing About It” (from the […]

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