Briefs
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 state’s county-controlled, county-operated, county-funded Probate Courts.[1] In 2019, the Maine legislature debated a “concept draft” enabling […]
Technology, State Courts, Federal Courts
Cell Phones in Court: Court cell phone policies attempt to balance risks with litigants’ 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) – a process that involves using machine learning […]
Judging, State Courts
How State Courts are Preparing for Continuity in Disaster
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 […]
Technology
GDPR: The Next Y2K?
Vol. 101 No. 4 (2017) | Equal opportunity?On July 20, 1999, Congress enacted the “Y2K Act” (Pub. L. No. 106-37) to limit potential litigation caused by computer date-change problems brought on by the year 2000. Many feared […]
Law & Culture
As I See It: Bringing Diversity to MDL
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 […]
Court Administration, State Courts
Far More Than Mere Mistakes: Judicial Commissions Sanction Judges Who Impose Fines Without Due Process
by Cynthia Gray
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 […]
Civics Education, Judging, Law & Culture
When can judges engage in political activity?
by Cynthia Gray
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexWhen can judges serve on commissions or engage in political activity? Many provisions in the code of judicial conduct refer to “the law, the legal system, or the administration of […]
Civil Law, Court Administration
On the Hill: PATENT Act Aims To Curb Patent Trolls
by Arti K. Rai
Vol. 99 No. 2 (2015) | The Mass-Tort MDL VortexOn Apr. 29, a bipartisan coalition of Senate Judiciary Committee members led by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced the Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of […]