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Tiny Chat 147: Sheltered: Twenty Years in Housing Court
Sateesh Nori has written an incredibly thoughtful, beautifully written, and important book—called Sheltered: Twenty Years in Housing Court— that details his experiences as a lawyer representing tenants in New York City housing court over a period of twenty years.
The book is equal parts memoir, policy brief, and series of beautifully told stories and is an important contribution to our understanding of and thinking about eviction courts. It examines the legal issues, the human stories underlying these cases, and the complexities that arise within the housing court, and how factors like race, poverty, and immigration status can impact tenant experiences in court
Listen to this Tiny Chat as we grapple with big and important themes of justice, fairness, and equality.
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Tiny Chat 144: Forms Camp 2024
Forms Camp is back! Don’t miss your chance to apply for Forms Camp 2024, generously supported by the State Justice Institute. Get expert help to improve your forms from NCSC staff, national experts, and peers from across the country. Topics include plain language, user testing, automation, translation, design, and more! Applications are due by July 1, 2024. Learn more at ncsc.org/formscamp.
Tiny Chat 143: The Elevator Effect
We all know collegiality matters, but do you know why and how? Join a discussion with Morgan Hazelton (St. Louis University), Rachael Hinkle (U. of Buffalo), and Michael Nelson (Penn State) to discuss their groundbreaking (and C. Herman Pritchett Award winning) new book The Elevator Effect: Contact and Collegiality in the American Judiciary. Using a novel dataset, these three political scientists develop and test a theory of judicial behavior and legal development based on interpersonal interactions among judges. Their results have important implications for courts and judges and judicial scholars, and they share some practical ways courts can leverage these learnings. All in one short elevator ride! Enjoy the Tiny Chat and grab your copy of the book!
