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Are Death-Qualified Juries Qualified?
Jury selection should aim for a balanced and thoughtful panel; in capital cases, that balance is further underscored. This week's "Student Voices" post argues...
Episode 67: Capital Jury Selection's Hidden Biases
Serving as a juror fulfills one's civic duty to ensure a system of checks and balances in the U.S. In capital cases, however, "death...
Episode 66: Heirs' Property's Fragile Hold on Land Ownership and Justice
Just because an individual may own property, does not guarantee that the person may keep that property—that’s the warning stemming from this week's podcast...
Episode 65: Access vs. Efficiency—Supreme Court Weighs Frivolous Filings
"Martinizing", the controversial Supreme Court practice of denying court fee waivers for indigent litigants, is meant to reduce frivolous filings, but at what cost?...
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Episode 64: Can AI Resolve Brazil's Judicial Backlog?
More than 100 million pending cases await Brazil courts, so it may not be surprising that the country's Supreme Court Justice has a reportedly...
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Episode 63: Texas Two-Step Bankruptcy--Corporate Restructuring or Legal Loophole?
The Texas Two-Step is a fairly simple dance, but in the world of corporate bankruptcy, it's the name of a sophisticated maneuver that some...