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Disability Accessibility In Washington Courts, Luke Byram
Disability Accessibility In Washington Courts, Luke Byram
Access*: Interdisciplinary Journal of Student Research and Scholarship
In this article, disability access is explored in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, examining court systems and the rights of defendants in a literature review. Then, disability accessibility and diversity are explored within the Washington court system utilizing semi-structured interviews with 17 practicing Washington State attorneys from diverse backgrounds and legal experiences who primarily practice criminal law in the courts. The article describes the current state of sign language interpretation and communication barriers within the courts for those who are disabled and the current accommodation standard and various communication and physical barriers for those with disabilities in the court …
Social Media Harms And The Common Law, Leslie Y. Garfield Tenzer
Social Media Harms And The Common Law, Leslie Y. Garfield Tenzer
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
This article finds fault with the judiciaries' failure to create a set of common law norms for social media wrongs. In cases concerning social media harms, the Supreme Court and lower courts have consistently adhered to traditional pre-social media principles, failing to use the power of the common law to create a kind of Internet Justice.
Part I of this article reviews social media history and explores how judicial decisions created a fertile bed for social media harm to blossom. Part II illustrates social media harms across several doctrinal disciplines and highlights judicial reluctance to embrace the realities of social …
Observing The Effects Of Automating The Judicial System With Behavioral Equivalenc, Joseph A. Blass
Observing The Effects Of Automating The Judicial System With Behavioral Equivalenc, Joseph A. Blass
South Carolina Law Review
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