This episode introduces listeners to the Proof Over Precedent podcast and the work of the Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School. The lab focuses on bringing empirical research into the legal field for both civil and criminal justice systems. Professor Jim Greiner shares plans for future episodes to address randomized control trials conducted by the lab and its research partners; ethical issues around RCT trials; challenges of the legal system as it currently operates; the future of legal reform, including AI in legal processes; and student takes on access to justice.
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