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Tiny Chat 138: Sea of Junk
What does trustworthy information look like? When facing a legal problem, desperate for guidance on navigating the legal system, can we blame individuals for gravitating towards anything that appears authoritative? Will artificial intelligence (AI) help or hinder? Can the court community harness this new technology to develop useful tools? Can we modernize the court system to anticipate the influx of AI-generated documents and potentially misleading advice? How do we identify and address less-than-helpful resources before they cause harm?
These are complex questions without easy answers. However, our NCSC Tiny Chat hosts, Zach Zarnow and Danielle Hirsch, have penned an engaging story and even illustrated it using AI. Like many AI-generated creations, it may not appear perfect at first glance. Nevertheless, tune in as they discuss procedural protections, website best practices, and strategies for distinguishing reliable resources from misleading ones when individuals seek assistance.
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Tiny Chat 137: Notice by Publication
Here at Tiny Chats, we like to ask the big questions, and is there a bigger question than "why?" When it comes to notice by publication, is this the best way to do things, or is this just the way we have always done them? We've got a great new resource on national practices and innovations when it comes to notice by publication. How can we ensure people actually get notice? Does a legal periodical really get the job done? Some states have launched their own notice websites. Tune in for this short, practical Tiny Chat to learn more.
Tiny Chat 136: Empathy in Virtual Hearings
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a lot of discussion about remote and virtual court hearings. This revolves around when such hearings are appropriate, how to enable successful participation by litigants, and how to handle the additional responsibilities placed upon judges and court staff. To delve into these considerations, NCSC’s Zach Zarnow and Danielle Hirsch are joined by Judge Laurie Clark, Juvenile Court Judge in the Denver Juvenile Court, in this Tiny Chat episode. Judge Clark challenges courts to think about the importance of remote and virtual hearings as an option to allow litigants' agency to decide how to engage with the court and to ensure that when courts offer remote and virtual hearings for litigants, they do it well and meet court users where they are.