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Algorithmic Legal Metrics, Dan L. Burk

Notre Dame Law Review

Predictive algorithms are increasingly being deployed in a variety of settings to determine legal status. Algorithmic predictions have been used to determine provision of health care and social services, to allocate state resources, and to anticipate criminal behavior or activity. Further applications have been proposed to determine civil and criminal liability or to “personalize” legal default rules. Deployment of such artificial intelligence (AI) systems has properly raised questions of algorithmic bias, fairness, transparency, and due process. But little attention has been paid to the known sociological costs of using predictive algorithms to determine legal status. A large and growing social …

Vol.48 N.28 January 28th 2021, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

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The Impact Of Hurricane Harvey On The Wellbeing Of Hospitalized Children And Their Families, Bryan J. Vonasek, Christopher Greeley, Claire Elizabeth Bocchini, Michelle Lopez

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

Hurricane Harvey (HH) devastated Houston, Texas in August 2017. During October and November 2017, English speaking caregivers of hospitalized pediatric patients were surveyed on sociodemographic characteristics and how they were impacted by HH. One hundred caregivers were surveyed with 27% ‘severely impacted’ by HH. Approximately 75% of those severely impacted had a reported annual income ≤$50,000. Subjects in this lower income group were more likely to report increased worry about food for the household following HH and someone in the family losing their job due to HH. Those expressing that they were severely impacted by HH were more likely to …

Va Medical-Legal Partnerships: Implementation Guidance And Suggested Measures, Jennifer Trott, Kimberly Lattimore, Joel Teitelbaum, Marsha Regenstein

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

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Evidence-Based Patent Damages, Taorui Guan

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.

Vol. 60, No. 04 (January 25, 2021)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

The Guardian, Week Of January 25, 2021, Wright State Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of January 11, 2021. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

January 25, 2021

The Gavel Gazette

No abstract provided.

Dean's Spotlight January 25, 2021, Seattle University School Of Law Dean

Dean's Spotlight

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Introduction To Symposium, "Human Rights And Access To Justice In Ethiopia", Thomas Geraghty

Northwestern Journal of Human Rights

No abstract provided.

Reform Of Regulation Of Legal Practice In Ethiopia: Does It Improve Access To Justice?, Tewodros Meheret

Northwestern Journal of Human Rights

Legal practice has been one of the focus areas of the reform agenda following the appointment of Abiy Ahmed (PhD) as the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia on April 2, 2018 following the resignation of his predecessor. As a response to public discontent which led to the change in leadership, he promised and commenced sweeping changes. Accordingly, working teams were formed under the Advisory Council organized under the auspice of the Attorney General and one of them has been working on regulation of legal practice. It submitted a draft bill to the Office of the Attorney General months back and …

Vol.48 N.27 January 21st 2021, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

Samhsa 42 Cfr Part 2 Revised Key Points For Health Centers On Rule Changes, What They Mean And Health It Considerations, Lucy C. Hodder, Lauren Larochelle

All Materials

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January 19, 2021

The Gavel Gazette

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Trauma-Informed Philanthropy Builds Community Resilience, Mandy Sharp Eizinger

Research, Reports, and Publications

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The Growth Of Social Justice Funding And The Risk Of Movement Capture, Leslie Starsoneck, Aaron Yore-Vanoosterhout, Pedro Gomes

Research, Reports, and Publications

No abstract provided.

Ontario Civil Justice Reform In The Wake Of Covid-19: Inspired Or Institutionalized?, Suzanne E. Chiodo

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

On 17 March 2020, Ontario’s courthouses shut their doors as the civil justice system locked down with the rest of the province. Regular court operations were suspended due to the state of emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was followed by a flurry of activity as courts drew up plans to resume operations as soon as possible. The “new normal” became virtual hearings, either by video conference, in writing, or by telephone. As Attorney General Douglas Downey said, “We’ve modernized the legal system by about 25 years in 25 days.” Has the revolution arrived? Will the changes made in …

Week Of January 18, 2021 - January 22, 2021, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Today at Cardozo 2021

Events occurring this week have been sponsored by:

• Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
• Cardozo National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
• Cardozo Office of Student Services & Advising
• Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy
• If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice Cardozo Chapter
• Public Interest Law Advocacy Week (P*LAW)

Vol. 60, No. 03 (January 18, 2021)

Indiana Law Annotated

No abstract provided.

A More Diverse Legal Landscape, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

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Mindfulness For Legal Professionals: An Appeal For Positive Change, Dianna Mejia

Mindfulness Studies Theses

Recent studies and reports address growing concerns about high rates of chronic stress, depression, and substance use by lawyers and law students. The National Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being identified the practice of law as a profession that is struggling and urged leaders to act now to improve the state of mental health and well-being of legal professionals. Among the recommendations in the 2017 report, The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: Practical Recommendations for Positive Change, the National Task Force included mindfulness as a practice to address the psychological and psychosomatic disorders permeating the legal profession. The National Task Force urged …

“Listserv Lawyering”: Definition And Exploration Of Its Utility In Representation Of Consumer Debtors In Bankruptcy And In Law Practice Generally, Josiah M. Daniel Iii

St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics

The author examines the communications and activities of bankruptcy lawyers participating in the listserv of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and finds that those activities constitute a previously unrecognized form of “lawyering,” which he has defined as the work of lawyers in and through the legal system to accomplish the objectives of their clients. Review of specific postings about legal issues and practical problems by Texas bankruptcy lawyers, whose practices are primarily on behalf of individual debtors in cases under Chapters 7 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, and observations about the voluntary, collaborative, and …

Mel Byers, Editorial Staff

Visions in Leisure and Business

This is a compilation of some of Mel Byers thoughts on employee services from a previous issue of Visions. This represents the perspective of an individual who was a founding member of the employee service movement in the 1940’s. The ideas and issues identified represent important factors that are guiding principles for today’s professionals.

Vol.48 N.26 January 14th 2021, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

No abstract provided.

The “Majestic Equality” Of The Law: Conservatism, Radicalism, And Reform Of The Civil Courts In Upper Canada, 1841-1853, William N. T. Wylie

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

The mid-nineteenth century was an age of reform in the civil courts of the common-law world. Why, in spite of the clamour for change within Upper Canada and the introduction of reforms in adjacent common-law jurisdictions, were Upper Canada’s leading lawyers and politicians so reluctant to act? The answer is found in the conservatism of the province’s leaders, which stemmed not only from the legal training of the lawyers, but also from the moderate conservative ideology of the Upper Canadian leadership as a whole. At an almost unprecedented time of public debate, when resentment to lawyers and the courts was …

Hierarchies Of Elitism And Gender: The Bluebook And The Alwd Guide, Steven K. Homer

Pace Law Review

Hierarchies persist in legal academia. Some of these, while in plain view, are not so obvious because they manifest in seemingly small, mundane choices. Synecdoche is a rhetorical device used to show how one detail in a story tells the story of the whole.

This Article examines hierarchies of elitism and gender through a lens of synecdoche. The focus is on the choice of citation guide. Even something as seemingly benign and neutral as choosing a citation guide can reveal hierarchies of elitism and gender bias in legal education and the legal profession. Put another way, the choice of citation …

​Article 15 And The Citizenship (Amendment) Act – A Thought Experiment ​, John Sebastian

Socio-Legal Review

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (‘CAA’) has been the subject of many constitutional challenges and intense legal debate. Despite this, there has not been sufficient debate on the question of the applicability of Article 15(1)’s non-discrimination clause to the CAA. Article 15(1) of the Constitution prohibits the State from discriminating, inter alia, on the grounds of religion. Since the CAA covers those who are not currently citizens, and Article 15(1) mentions a citizen as its subject, many have argued that Article 15 cannot apply despite the CAA explicitly being grounded on religion. I contest this, and argue that due to …

Expanding The Legal Services Ecosystem: An Educational Model To Improve Access To Immigration Justice Through Legal Paraprofessionals, Michele R. Pistone

Faculty Publications

Using disruptive innovation theory as a guidepost, this Article analyzes what is happening in the market for legal services and legal education. Disruption theory is also used to try to anticipate future developments in the market for legal education.

Guided by this theory, this Article discusses a new model of education about the law implemented in anticipation of inevitable changes in the market for legal education.The new online educational program is being modeled in the field of immigration law to train more students about immigration law with the goal of increasing the pool of people qualified to apply to become …

Saying Thanks With Some Self-Reflection, John Henry Schlegel

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

January 11, 2021

The Gavel Gazette

No abstract provided.