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  • Episode 64: Can AI Resolve Brazil's Judicial Backlog?

    Episode 64: Can AI Resolve Brazil's Judicial Backlog?
    Aug 6 2026
    More than 100 million pending cases await Brazil courts, so it may not be surprising that the country's Supreme Court Justice has a reportedly rosy view of AI in the court system, especially in time-sensitive civil and criminal matters. The potential for AI to help alleviate the backlog and potentially bring more balance and less bias may brush over the possible system errors and human rubber-stamping that come with it. This "Student Voices" podcast discusses Brazil's use of AI in the court system and the areas ripe for more scrutiny--evaluations through RCTs and metric-based learning models.
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    22 min
  • Episode 63: Texas Two-Step Bankruptcy--Corporate Restructuring or Legal Loophole?

    Episode 63: Texas Two-Step Bankruptcy--Corporate Restructuring or Legal Loophole?
    Aug 4 2026
    The Texas Two-Step is a fairly simple dance, but in the world of corporate bankruptcy, it's the name of a sophisticated maneuver that some profitable companies employ to stop mass tort liabilities and limit the settlements due to victims. It splits a company and strategically divides its assets and liabilities. In this manner, the companies win and the tort victims, by comparison, lose. But there may be reason for cautious optimism. Proof Over Precedent interviews bankruptcy scholar and law professor Melissa Jacoby about the practice, the reasons courts allow it, and the avenues under consideration for making bankruptcy a more just and exceptional option for corporations.
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    28 min
  • Episode 62: Navigating Immigration Law Post-Trump v. CASA

    Episode 62: Navigating Immigration Law Post-Trump v. CASA
    Jul 27 2026
    Trump v. CASA did not directly address immigration and birthright citizenship when it ruled against universal injunctions, and yet...The aftermath of the ruling left the immigration law landscape in a tailspin. This week's Proof Over Precedent episode interviews Katie Taylor, Legal Director of the Neighbors Immigration Clinic (Lexington, KY), where the practice has shifted its role now that the state houses eight immigration detention centers. She provides a frontline view of the scramble that immigrants and the clinics supporting them face without nationwide relief.
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    31 min
  • Episode 61: The Promise and Pitfalls of Active Judging

    Episode 61: The Promise and Pitfalls of Active Judging
    Jul 20 2026
    Pro se litigants have reason to hope for a better civil courtroom experience with active judging. If done right, this reform promises more clarity and mercy for those unfamiliar with legal procedures, and better fact-finding and balanced evidence for judges overseeing the cases. This week's Proof Over Precedent episode discusses the potential for reform, what's holding judges back from fully adopting it, and the procedural and legislative changes necessary to support both judges and pro se litigants in fairer, more efficient civil hearings.
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    21 min
  • Episode 60: Beyond Gideon—Rethinking Access to Justice

    Episode 60: Beyond Gideon—Rethinking Access to Justice
    Jul 13 2026
    Is it time for an inquisitorial legal system? How about a redesigned "lawyer-less" court? This isn't the wild west of the legal world, but rather a lively discussion among three access to justice advocates on the merits–or rather shortcomings–of a push for a civil right to counsel and possible alternatives to closing the access to justice gap. Join Law Professor Benjamin Barton (University of Tennessee), The Honorable Stephanos Bibas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and our own A2J Lab director and Harvard Law School Professor Jim Greiner in this week's Proof Over Precedent episode.
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    56 min
  • Episode 59: Legal Aid on the Front Line of Immigration

    Episode 59: Legal Aid on the Front Line of Immigration
    Jul 6 2026
    When it comes to immigration, the legal aid sector has pivoted its resources from affirmative relief for immigrants to defense deportation and detention center intakes. In this "Student Voices" podcast, the discussion between fellow Harvard Law School J.D. candidates Andrew Garcia and Emily Irigoyen, the latter of whom co-leads the Harvard Immigration Project, ranges from the fallout of this shift in immigration legal aid resources to the shortcomings of typical immigration proceedings and the need for family preparedness planning.
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    35 min
  • Episode 58: Labor Innovations Bridge Access-to-Justice Gap for Immigrants

    Episode 58: Labor Innovations Bridge Access-to-Justice Gap for Immigrants
    Jun 29 2026
    Labor movements have had to get creative when it comes to labor justice for immigrant workers. That's where worker centers fill the niche not covered by traditional labor unions. In this Proof Over Precedent episode, HLS Professor Sharon Block, executive director of the Center for Labor and a Just Economy, discusses the difference between the two labor organizations, the future of the two, and the vital role collective action plays in advocating for justice.
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    25 min
  • Episode 57: Libraries and AI—Partners for Accessible Justice?

    Episode 57: Libraries and AI—Partners for Accessible Justice?
    Jun 22 2026
    In this "Student Voices" episode, HLS student Grace Gao interviews Ari Scourtas, Product and Research Manager of the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School, about making AI legal tools accessible for people facing digital barriers. The discussion covers legal AI's risks and opportunities for self representation and the expanding role libraries play in bridging the knowledge gap around AI.
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    24 min