Professor Kevin P. Lee at NCCU Law discussed the wide-ranging impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including applications affecting legal rights, and the programs he is building to embed ethical considerations. He also offered a short course on the topic of jurisprudence (philosophy of law) and the need for the law to be accepted by the people governed by it.

– Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/proflee/

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Beyond the potential for physical harm that could result from a police traffic stop, there's the often unfair expense of a traffic ticket and the time lost from work to fight it. We speak with Elizabeth Richardson, Arkansas lawyer and founder of DispatchJustice.com, on their efforts to make a lawyer available by smartphone when you're stopped by the police. 

– Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dispatchjustice/

We also hear from Eduardo Gonzalez, a lawyer with deep roots in the access-to-justice movement, on the work of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to close the civil justice gap.  

– Read the report: https://www.amacad.org/publication/measuring-civil-justice-all

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UniCourt's head of data operations, Jeff Cox, talks about the power of data to improve access to justice.  

– Visit the UniCourt website: https://unicourt.com/

Hear about the challenges self-represented litigants face from activist Eric F. Wright, Sr., a former lawyer with his own difficulties navigating the civil justice system. 

– Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericwrightlinked  

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"Where'd you get the name?" We hear that often at Courtroom5, so we start the podcast with the back story of its name. In this first episode, we explain that a judge's question during oral argument -- "Who Wrote That Up For You?" -- sums up the experience of people without lawyers in U.S. courts. Get the full story on the Courtroom5 blog.

We speak with Brian Vukadinovich, a highly experienced pro se litigant and author of "Motion for Justice: I Rest My Case," available at fine bookstores everywhere. As a young man, Brian fought a false arrest without a lawyer. But more recently, he beat a team of five lawyers at a jury trial in federal court to win his age discrimination lawsuit. He's seen it all and is unafraid to call out evidence of corruption in our justice system.

– Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Motion-Justice-Rest-My-Case/dp/1642148423

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