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Federal district judges appointed by Republican presidents were found to be less likely to require mask wearing in the courtroom during the COVID-19 pandemic than Democratic-appointed chief judges, finds a new study from the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis.
Using A.I., researchers seek to improve legal practice, administration of justice The U.S. House of Representatives just last week passed the Open Courts Act, bipartisan legislation which would require the federal judiciary to provide free public access to court records online and modernize the court system. And although the chances that the bill will be signed into law before a new Congress starts in January are uncertain, a team of Northwestern University researchers sees such movement as an encouraging sign. Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, the Northwestern interdisciplina...