Proof Over Precedent

By Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School

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The Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School discusses the work of bringing credible evidence to lawyers, judges, and decision makers, to transform the U.S. justice system into an evidence-based field. We bring you weekly one-on-one interviews with experts in the area of access to justice -- researchers, lawyers, professors, law students, data analysts, research participants, and anyone who has an interesting role in this growing area.

Episode Date
Episode 49: AI and the Future of Legal Aid—Navigating Unauthorized Practice
May 04, 2026
Episode 48: Legal Evolution from Auto Clubs to Access Barriers
Apr 27, 2026
Episode 48: Legal Evolution from Auto Clubs to Access Barriers
Apr 27, 2026
Episode 47: How Does Interrogation Room Design Impact Legal Outcomes?
Apr 23, 2026
Episode 47: How Does Interrogation Room Design Impact Legal Outcomes?
Apr 23, 2026
Episode 46: Upsolve in Depth—When does Legal Explanation Become Illegal?
Apr 20, 2026
Episode 45: Proof and Property—Is Civil Forfeiture a Just Practice?
Apr 13, 2026
Episode 44: Chief Judge Wilson's Family Court Vision—Problem Solving the Present Over Punishing the Past
Apr 13, 2026
Episode 43: Navigating Child Custody Challenges From Behind Bars
Apr 06, 2026
Episode 42: Can Financial (and Other) Support Help Reduce Child Welfare Involvement in Neglect Cases?
Mar 30, 2026
Episode 41: How Evidence-Based Research Could Transform the Child Welfare System
Mar 23, 2026
Episode 40: EmPwR Study–How Financial Support Means Family Support
Mar 16, 2026
Episode 39: On the Medical-Legal Collaboration Pioneering Child Welfare Solutions
Mar 09, 2026
Episode 38: Fair or Foul--AI in Medicine and Law
Mar 03, 2026
Episode 37: Navigating Pretrial Risk Assessments and Cash Bail Reform
Feb 23, 2026
Episode 36: Record Clearing Insights: How Data Can Impact Policy
Feb 17, 2026
Episode 35: Legal Hurdles in Expungement: A Kansas Case Study
Feb 10, 2026
Episode 34: Studying the Expungement Paradox
Feb 03, 2026
Episode 33: Are Federal Regulations Protecting Prisoners or Paralyzing Research?
Jan 27, 2026
Episode 32: Arbitration vs. Litigation -- Who Benefits?
Jan 19, 2026
Episode 31: Life Without Parole—a Death Sentence in Disguise
Jan 12, 2026
Episode 30: Do Judges Actually Read Search Warrants?
Jan 06, 2026
Episode 28: Pretrial Detention Efficacy and Alternatives
Dec 22, 2025
Episode 27: The Hidden Costs of Pretrial Detention
Dec 16, 2025
Episode 26: When is Informed Consent Unnecessary?
Dec 09, 2025
Episode 25: Legal Labyrinths Reveal Divorce Filing Woes
Dec 02, 2025
Episode 24: Till Death—or an Affordable Divorce—Do Us Part
Dec 02, 2025
Episode 23: Innovative Approaches to Mental Health Hearings
Nov 18, 2025
Episode 22: Exploring Involuntary Commitment and Legal Reforms
Nov 10, 2025
Episode 21: What is the Impact of Legal Counsel at First Hearings?
Nov 03, 2025
Episode 20: Caught in the Web — Government Websites and Accessibility
Oct 27, 2025
Episode 19: How to Grow from a Global Study Setback
Oct 20, 2025
Episode 18: No Money Down Bankruptcy, Part II — Navigating Possible Solutions
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 17: The Inaccessibility of a Financial Fresh Start
Oct 06, 2025
Episode 16: Can Community Diversion Program Help Repeat Offenders Rehabilitate?
Sep 29, 2025
Episode 15: Pro Se Problems — Defining and Deploying Legal Knowledge
Sep 22, 2025
Episode 14: Ethical Conundrums in Legal Research
Sep 15, 2025
Episode 13: Criminal Gideon, Civil Gideon, And Gender
Sep 08, 2025
Episode 13: Criminal Gideon, Civil Gideon, And Gender
Sep 08, 2025
Episode 12: Can Texts Help Secure Housing and Avoid Evictions?
Sep 01, 2025
Episode 11: Breaking Legal Traditions — Insights from Medicine’s Evidence-Based Evolution
Aug 25, 2025
Episode 10: What is Human Subjects Research in Law?
Aug 18, 2025
Episode 9: Cellphone Bans: Courthouse Nuisance or Necessity?
Aug 11, 2025
Episode 8: Ethics in Research — IRBs and the Common Rule Explained
Aug 04, 2025
Episode 7: Evaluating Online and In-Person Family Law Hearings
Jul 28, 2025
Episode 6: Online Courts Show Promise but Little National FTA Data
Jul 21, 2025
Episode 5: Can Simple, Affordable Ideas Improve Courts’ Costly Failure-to-Appear Rates?
Jul 14, 2025
Episode 4: Can Immigration Courts Save Time, Money, AND Noncitizen Dignity with Legal Information Programs?
Jul 07, 2025
Episode 3: Can Non-Lawyers Offer Relief and Expertise in Deportation Cases?
Jun 30, 2025
Episode 2: Should AI Dole Out Legal Advice to Lawyers?
Jun 23, 2025
Episode 1: Could Holistic Legal Services Help Families Avoid the Child Welfare System?
Jun 16, 2025
Episode 0: Get to Know Us Again
Jun 11, 2025