Proof Over Precedent

The Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School discusses the work of bringing credible evidence to lawyers, judges, and decision makers, to transform the U.S. justice system into an evidence-based field. We bring you ...more

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April 23, 2026 00:20:39
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Episode 47: How Does Interrogation Room Design Impact Legal Outcomes?

How likely would you be able to answer questions under duress seated in a hard chair in a windowless, flourescent-lit box of a room?...

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April 20, 2026 00:23:11
Episode 46: Upsolve in Depth—When does Legal Explanation Become Illegal?

Episode 46: Upsolve in Depth—When does Legal Explanation Become Illegal?

The role of trained nonlawyer volunteers is at the center of a back-and-forth court case between nonprofit Upsolve, Inc. and Letitia James, attorney general...

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April 13, 2026 00:22:16
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Episode 45: Proof and Property—Is Civil Forfeiture a Just Practice?

In this week's Proof Over Precedent episode, we look at civil forfeiture—law enforcement's seizing and relinquishing of property based on probable cause in a...

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April 13, 2026 00:24:01
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Episode 44: Chief Judge Wilson's Family Court Vision—Problem Solving the Present Over Punishing the Past

In this "Student Voices" episode, HLS J.D. candidate Matthew Hohmann interviews Hon. Rowan Wilson, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, about...

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April 06, 2026 00:29:16
Episode 43: Navigating Child Custody Challenges From Behind Bars

Episode 43: Navigating Child Custody Challenges From Behind Bars

This week's "Student Voices" episode of Proof Over Precedent explores access to justice issues for incarcerated parents in the child welfare system. HLS student...

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March 30, 2026 00:23:39
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Episode 42: Can Financial (and Other) Support Help Reduce Child Welfare Involvement in Neglect Cases?

This week, Proof Over Precedent speaks with Melody Webb, Founder and Executive Director of the Mother's Outreach Network, a Washington, DC-based racial justice and...

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