Lawyer Selection X Artificial Intelligence

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Judge-shopping is a legal tactic that has been used by attorneys for a very long time. It essentially consists of manipulating and delaying a case so as to select/avoid judges which are expected to be favorable/unfavorable to one's cause. Some say it's a perfectly legitimate strategy, while others call it sneaky and underhanded. But here's the thing about judge-shopping: it places the entire focus and responsibility on the presiding judge rather than the acting attorney. The truth is that who your lawyer is may have as much, if not even more, importance as who your judge is. Lawyer selection, however, is still...

03 November

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Virtual Reality Allows Jurors to Explore Crime Scenes

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in Blog, Jury, Tech

The jury experience, much like almost every other facet of the criminal justice system, is sadly still entrenched in the past. Technology has barely begun to make its way into modern courthouses, resulting in long delays and inefficient procedures. Crime scene reconstruction practices mainly rely on the use of photos, videos, medical records, hand-drawn sketches, and even 3D-rendered animations to give jurors an idea of exactly what went down at the scene of the crime. But the main problem with all of these tools is that, at best, they can merely offer an approximation of reality, not reality itself. Here's where Mehzeb Chowdhury...

02 November

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Amazon Patents Police Traffic Stop Drone

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in Blog, Police, Tech

The future is now, ladies and gents. Tech giant Amazon just recently secured a patent for small shoulder-mounted police drones. Referred to as "unmanned aerial vehicle assistants", these devices could be used to provide enhanced support for police during routine traffic stops. Unlike body-mounted cameras such as GoPros, these drones would allow police to examine a pulled-over vehicle before even approaching in person. This has obvious implications on the safety of citizens as well as police officers. On the flipside, without appropriate policies and accountability, it wouldn't be hard to imagine significant breaches of our civil liberties. If outfitted with surveillance mechanisms, these...