By Rhys Dipshan | July 20, 2020
Researchers say that scoring men and women differently is essential to account for risk assessment tools' inherent gender bias. But it's an open question whether these adjustments are violating state or constitutional law.
By Cheryl Miller | July 17, 2020
A 2017 study by the state bar found that lowering the cut score to 139 on the July 2016 exam would have resulted in hundreds of additional applicants passing.
By Alaina Lancaster | July 17, 2020
The first 15 minutes or so of a San Mateo County Superior Court virtual bench trial got off to a bit of a rocky start, technologically speaking. But the trial lawyers were surprised to find the online proceedings might be speedier in some ways.
By Jane Wester | July 17, 2020
The public defenders have said they were surprised by Marks' July 7 announcement that some in-person proceedings would resume in the city as the court system entered Phase Three of its reopening plan.
By Jane Wester | July 17, 2020
The public defenders have said they were surprised by a July 7 announcement from Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks that some in-person proceedings would resume in the city as the court system entered the next phase of its reopening plan.
Texas Lawyer | Analysis|Q&A|Research
By Kenneth Artz | July 16, 2020
Texas Lawyer spoke recently with Logan Cornett, director of research at IAALS, and Natalie Anne Knowlton, director of special projects at IAALS, about their research.
By David Gialanella | July 16, 2020
The New Jersey Supreme Court, which was among the courts across the country that spoke out about racial justice in the wake of George Floyd's death,…
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | July 16, 2020
Jury selection for criminal trials in Connecticut federal courts have been pushed back from Sept. 1 to Nov. 2. We speak to Stefan Underhill, the chief judge for the Connecticut federal court system, about the change and what lies ahead.
By Victoria Hudgins | July 16, 2020
Some state-level courts are still e-filing holdouts, and docket tracking providers say that hesitancy makes developing a nationwide state court docket platform unlikely.
By Rhys Dipshan | July 16, 2020
While some judges will often disregard risk assessment tools entirely, others are using these scores in ways they were not originally intended. The former has spurred questions over whether these tools really change anything, while the latter has fueled a host of legal challenges.
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