If you’re thinking about using a special master, you and the judge you’re appearing in front of may find “Appointing Masters and Other Judicial Adjuncts,” published by the Academy of Court Appointed Masters (“ACAM”), to be quite useful.
The process of mediation can be utilized to resolve many different types of disputes. A form of mediation that is not often explored is community-police mediation, which is used to resolve citizen complaints against police officers. Achieving an understanding on
There are many famous quotes about the power of juries in a democracy. In our nation, the judiciary is a third branch of government and jury trials are essential to this branch fulfilling its functions. Now more than ever, we
The National Center for State Courts (“NCSC”) has completed the first phase of a data project that may help the judicial system become more efficient in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The project, which was supported by the Conference
This is the second installment in a series of blog posts on justice and reconciliation, commonly known as restorative justice.
There are a variety of benefits and limitations related to restorative justice that should be considered prior to implementation.
Benefits
The Northern District of Illinois has denied Vimeo’s motion to compel a proposed class action lawsuit alleging its recently acquired Magisto mobile web application violated the 12-year-old Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) to arbitration. In Acaley, et al. v.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, Disputing blog has worked to synthesize guidance documents from a variety of sources including the AAA, CIArb, CPR, Hogan Lovells, the ICC, and the Seoul Protocol to provide readers with
Last week, the ABA Judicial Division Lawyers Conference Special Masters Committee held a webinar titled “A Brainstorming Session: Using Special Masters to Help Courts Deal with the Challenges of the Pandemic.” The webinar was moderated by Committee Co-Chair
Yesterday, the Civil Jury Project at NYU School of Law published its June 2020 Jury Matters newsletter. This installment of the newsletter focused on virtual jury trial protocols that were created by a group of “trial lawyers, academics and judges.”
As communication increasingly moves online, practitioners are becoming more comfortable interacting over video conference. We have all learned basic tips about lighting, mute control, and decluttering your background. These tips, while important fundamentals, only scratch the surface of what is
