Court Administration
by Albert Diaz and Steven J. Alagna
Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the CourtsThe debate over an ethics code for Supreme Court justices has made headlines recently. But the justices — along with the rest of the federal judiciary — have long been […]
Technology
by Maura R. Grossman, Paul W. Grimm and Daniel G. Brown*
Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the CourtsThe news abounds with articles on the promises — and perils — of generative AI (GenAI) […]
Court Administration, Judging
by Merritt McAlister, Adalberto Jordán and Kimberly J. Mueller
Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the CourtsNo new judgeships have been authorized for the federal courts of appeals in more than 40 years, resulting in a system that is burdened by large caseloads: By 2021, filings […]
Technology, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law
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 […]
Judging, Law & Culture
by Matt Liles* and Anthony B. Sanders†
Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the CourtsWhy do judges and lawyers use the phrase “en banc”? Why not just say “the whole court” instead of getting all Continental? If the King’s English was good enough for […]
Law & Culture
PICTURED ABOVE: The Williamson family in Palestine, Texas, in 1910. Top row, from left: W. Austin, Samuel Thurston, Samuel Jr., and Clintelle; Second row, from left: Johnnie Mae, Jimmie, Hortense, […]
Civil Law, Court Administration
by Michael M. Baylson and Steven S. Gensler
Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the CourtsIn today’s world of borderless commerce, digital documents, and cloud storage, information relevant to U.S. litigation frequently is located outside of the United States. When discovery in a U.S. case […]
Judging, Law & Culture
by Esther Salas and Robin L. Rosenberg
Vol. 107 No. 2 (2023) | Generative AI in the CourtsDaniel Mark Anderl gave his life to protect his parents. Now his parents are making sure his heroic act also protects other judges and their families. In July 2020, an […]
Global, International
The year 2023 has offered the world a dramatic view of life in the age of climate change. Massive wildfires in Canada have burned more than 25 million acres and released […]
Judging
Writers may have their noms de plume; revolutionaries may have noms de guerre. Here, though, we will speak of (to coin a phrase) the noms de litige, and ask: When […]
