Épisodes

  • Episode 5: Can Simple, Affordable Ideas Improve Courts' Costly Failure-to-Appear Rates?

    Episode 5: Can Simple, Affordable Ideas Improve Courts' Costly Failure-to-Appear Rates?
    Jul 14 2025
    Failure to appear in criminal cases can lead defendants to jail time, draining resources from police, courts, and taxpayer dollars. But the solution may be cheaper and easier than expected. A2J Lab Faculty Director Jim Greiner speaks with Alissa Fishbane, managing director at ideas42, about her research into informational gaps pertaining to court-related issues.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    50 min
  • Episode 4: Can Immigration Courts Save Time, Money, AND Noncitizen Dignity with Legal Information Programs?

    Episode 4: Can Immigration Courts Save Time, Money, AND Noncitizen Dignity with Legal Information Programs?
    Jul 7 2025
    Harvard Law School student Julia Saltzman leads a Student Voices episode of Proof Over Precedent to discuss legal information programs amid immigration court proceedings for unrepresented noncitizens. Prior evaluations show they reduce detention rates and save taxpayer money. But what about evidence-based research focused on due process?
    Voir plus Voir moins
    21 min
  • Episode 3: Can Non-Lawyers Offer Relief and Expertise in Deportation Cases?

    Episode 3: Can Non-Lawyers Offer Relief and Expertise in Deportation Cases?
    Jun 30 2025
    In this first Student Voices episode of Proof Over Precedent, Harvard Law School student Michael Pusic proposes a possible solution for the 86% of noncitizens detained in immigration court without a lawyer: Enable non-lawyers with specialized training and experience to represent individuals facing deportation. It's already passed observational tests; now, he says, it's time for a randomized control trial.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    16 min
  • Episode 2: Should AI Dole Out Legal Advice to Lawyers?

    Episode 2: Should AI Dole Out Legal Advice to Lawyers?
    Jun 23 2025
    This episode looks into the OpenJustice project, a study combining access to justice and artificial intelligence. It's just a year in development but already moving relatively quickly through its randomized control trial.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    31 min
  • Episode 1: Could Holistic Legal Services Help Families Avoid the Child Welfare System?

    Episode 1: Could Holistic Legal Services Help Families Avoid the Child Welfare System?
    Jun 17 2025
    This episode offers a mid-study update on a decades-long randomized control trial, unofficially referred to as the “Child Welfare” project, which evaluates whether families with children who face poverty-related legal and social challenges can avoid unnecessary entries into the child welfare system with the assistance of holistic legal services – a combination of social worker services and a traditional attorney-client relationship.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    46 min
  • Episode 0: Get to Know Us Again

    Episode 0: Get to Know Us Again
    Jun 11 2025
    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.
    Voir plus Voir moins
    21 min