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When prosecutors’ caseloads increase, so do dismissal rates.
AI is making its way into the courtroom, but it can never replicate the moral legitimacy of a human jury.
The new laws often shield the wealthy and punish the powerless, especially adolescent couples in relationships.
A new report finds unapproved, worker-led ‘shadow use’ of generative AI can sometimes be a good thing. But the lack of clear national rules is confusing – and risky.
Too many burnt out judges could mean shortages, a clogged court system and lower quality judgments.
Some Department of Justice attorneys have recently been fired or have resigned, refusing to follow directives from the Trump administration that they felt violated the law, legal ethics or both.
One child said: ‘I should have been allowed in the courtroom and been allowed to say what I wanted.’
As an expert in both criminal and medical law, I am concerned with how prosecution teams gather expert evidence in these cases.
Portraits of enslaved people from the 19th century are unusual. But a Connecticut artist named William H. Townsend decided to draw the rebels as they stood trial, leaving behind an invaluable record.
The 1989 trial of Desmond Applebee shows the challenge of interrogating novel scientific evidence – a challenge that persists in Australia today.
The federal government’s recent AI policy attempts to outline applications of AI for increased efficiency but fails to thoroughly consider the implications of the technology for delivering justice.
The ‘small claims’ court process is supposed to help workers pursue unpaid wages and entitlements without needing a lawyer. But the system isn’t working for migrants.
Technology is transnational. It is therefore disrupting traditional notions of legal jurisdiction and regulation.
Over the past decade, I have documented the erosion of India’s once robustly democratic legal system as part of Prime Minister Modi’s ‘authoritarian playbook’
Survivors of gender-based abuse can often feel retraumatized by the justice system. But simple acts of validation and support can make a meaningful difference and restore a sense of agency.
In the past, when courts considered disputes over what to do with no-longer-wanted embryos, they typically considered them property. The Alabama ruling challenges this legal precedent.
Generative AI can be a useful tool, but it can also create inaccurate information. Here’s how to safeguard Australian courts against fake cases, like we’ve already seen overseas.
Appointing individuals who may have links to the party in power is not necessarily troublesome, as long as the process emphasizes legal knowledge and fairness, and not partisan considerations.
AI tools are intended to expand access to the law, but they could open up new divides.
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