Cornell Law Library

07/14/2020

The high costs of accessing "public" court documents have meant that surprisingly little large-scale data analysis has been done on the federal court system. These researchers have begun to address this issue:

Millions of hard-to-obtain public court records shed new light on the fairness and efficiency of the U.S. judiciary.

07/09/2020

Here's an unidentified photo from our archives that we love. Does anyone know more about it? It appears to be law students, possibly with a professor, enjoying an evening in a diner.

07/07/2020

Do liability waivers really protect businesses if their customers contract Covid-19? The answer is complicated:

Sarah Statham, master stylist, barber and owner of Method Hair inside her salon in Austin, Texas. Photo by Errich Petersen.

07/02/2020

Check out these charts showing U.S. law school enrollment since the Great Recession. Law schools have been getting more diverse, and women recently surpassed men in enrollment numbers.

07/01/2020

Remembering a bustling . We miss you, students!

06/30/2020

A middle school librarian in Virginia has started using drones to deliver books to her students! 🪂📚

Kelly Passek loads books into packages to be delivered to students via Wing drone delivery. Photo courtesy of Wing. Imagine […]

06/24/2020

As many courts have been relying on videoconferencing technologies during the pandemic, this article explores the history of remote trials and their potential for unfairness.

Court hearings are going virtual in response to COVID-19. Studies show they can lead to harsher outcomes for defendants.

06/18/2020

Check out the data on how library lending has been affected by the pandemic. Kids have been reading a lot of ebooks!

Across the country, libraries have seen demand for e-books skyrocket as people try to entertain themselves during lockdown. But they're also dealing with complicated questions around reopening.

06/16/2020

Effective criminal justice reform requires data on arrests, sentencing, recidivism, etc. to know what works and what doesn't. Most states don't report this kind of data, making the job of reformers even more difficult.

Americans are asking if there are better ways of running our justice system, but without the numbers to answer fundamental questions, reformers are operating in the dark, write two specialists in criminological research.

06/11/2020

As intersects with our national conversation on , why not take the opportunity to inform yourself on the way these two issues interact? Here are some suggested searches of the library catalog that will get you started. (just click Advanced Search to get started)

06/10/2020

The surveillance technology used by police departments often relies on inherently racist algorithms. Read about efforts to remove algorithms from policing in LA:

Hamid Khan has been a community organizer in Los Angeles for over 35 years, with a consistent focus on police violence and human rights. He talked to us on April 3, 2020, for a forthcoming podcast episode about artificial intelligence and policing. As the world turns its attention to police brutalit...