Category Archives: Technology

Thoughts from the Canadian Envisioning Equal Justice Summit — Parallel Paths to Innovation and Access

I am just back from Vancouver and the Canadian Bar Association Envisioning Equal Justice Summit.  My main conclusion is that the Canadians and the US are now on very similar and potentially supportive paths. The Summit was brought together to … Continue reading

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Paul Krugman Nails the “Excel Depression” — And Reminds Us of the Risks of Errors When You Rely on Data

Paul Krugman has a brilliant and sobering column on what he calls the Excel Depression. Core idea.  The austerity policies adopted worldwide were driven by academic work about the benefits of such policies. But: Finally, Ms. Reinhart and Mr. Rogoff … Continue reading

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Good News Spreads More on Social Media — Implications for Outreach

A fascinating story in the New York Times reports that while it s generally thought that bad news is more popular in traditional media, “if it bleeds, it leads,” the opposite is the case in social media.  The finding is … Continue reading

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Randomized Studies Gain an Ally

We do not usually track electoral politics on this blog, except when it directly impacts access to justice.  But this piece from Politico is irresistible in its description, by a Republican consultant, of how the Democrats used the scientific method … Continue reading

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News on Law Student Pro Bono

The National Center for Access to Justice shares some news on the New York law student pro bono rule, and beyond. The Center has released its recommendations for software to support law student pro bono.  “The Center is interested in … Continue reading

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Robots and the Law, and a Question About Unauthorized Practice

An interesting article in the Boston Globe explores issues relating to robots and the law. The article points out: With most robot-like machines that exist today, any serious problems can be easily traced back to a human somewhere, whether because … Continue reading

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JOLT Publishes Additinal LSC Tech Summit Papers Online

More papers from the LSC Summit on Technology and Access to Justice have now been posted online by Harvard’s Journal of Law and Technology, adding to those already published in the journal itself. The papers are: Summit on the Use … Continue reading

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Huge Flash Memory to Speed Big Data Analysis

According to the NYT Bits Blog, a new 1.4 terabyte flash memory card has the potential to democratize access to “big data” analysis.  The card, now costing only $4,000, and likely to be heavily discounted, is supposedly 25,000 times faster … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the LSC TIG Solicitation

The LSC Technology Grants solicitation is out, with short letters of intent due March 18.  While applications must be made by existing LSC grantees, there is great openness to cooperative grants in which access to justice partners, including courts, are … Continue reading

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On the Benefits and Costs of Being and Systematic Innovator

The New York Times has a nice obituary today of John E. Karlin, the lead industrial psychologist at Bell Labs for many years. He worked at the interface between humans and machines — one of the first in a field … Continue reading

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JOLT Publishes Some of the Technology Summit Papers Highlighing Extent of Consensus

Harvard’s Journal of Legal Technology has now published some of the papers from the first LSC technology summit in a single integrated article, the table of contents of which appears below.  Triage and Mobile survive directly on the list of … Continue reading

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Early Court App for Mobile

As reported in the Law Vegas Review Journal, this court app helps people find out which courtroom their case will be heard in. The application will help users search via party, attorney or case number to find the date, time … Continue reading

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Some Reflections on a Foundational Access to Justice Technology Summit.

While LSC will in the future be releasing a full Report from this week’s Access to Justice Technology Summit, I thought it appropriate to share some of my own personal impressions and hopes. It was a powerful event, with a … Continue reading

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LSC Announces Chief Information Officer

A big step, and very good news, given the background of the person selected. Peter Campbell has worked closely with NTEN (National Technology Enterprise Network), receiving an award from them in 2011. This is what the presenter said (pasted from … Continue reading

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Identity Theft Tools Develeoped by Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center — Available for All States

The Maryland Crime Victims Board has developed a toolkit in A2J Author to assist identity theft victims. The toolkit lets victims generate letters to creditors, credit bureaus and credit collectors.  It is based on materials developed by the FTC. Here … Continue reading

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