Agenda Day One
Visit Day Two: April 12, 2022
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| 1:00pm – 1:30pm |
Welcome, Opening Remarks | Transcript Speakers: Helaine M. Barnett, Chair, Permanent Commission on Access to Justice; Hon. Janet DiFiore Chief Judge of the State of New York; Greg Morrisett, Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost, Cornell Tech |
| 1:30pm – 2:20pm |
Racial Disparities in Police Stops Across the United States: A Large Scale Analysis | Transcript | Slides Moderator: Matthew D'Amore, Associate Dean and Professor of Practice, Cornell Tech Speaker: Emma Pierson, Assistant Professor, Cornell Tech Description: We assessed racial disparities in policing in the United States by compiling and analyzing a dataset detailing nearly 100 million traffic stops conducted across the country. We found that black drivers were less likely to be stopped after sunset, when a ‘veil of darkness’ masks one’s race, suggesting bias in stop decisions. Furthermore, by examining the rate at which stopped drivers were searched and the likelihood that searches turned up contraband, we found evidence that the bar for searching black and Hispanic drivers was lower than that for searching white drivers. Finally, we found that legalization of recreational marijuana reduced the number of searches of white, black and Hispanic drivers—but the bar for searching black and Hispanic drivers was still lower than that for white drivers post-legalization. Our results indicate that police stops and search decisions suffer from persistent racial bias and point to the value of policy interventions to mitigate these disparities. |
| 2:30pm – 3:20pm |
Rapid Fire Tech | Transcript | Slides Moderator: Matthew D'Amore, Associate Dean and Professor of Practice, Cornell Tech; Joanne N. Sirotkin, Attorney-in-Charge, White Plains, Legal Services of the Hudson Valley Speakers: Ryan Gallagher, Director of Legal Technology, Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT); Rodrigo Camarena, Director, Immigration Advocates Network; Karen Kane, Director, Court Research, New York State Unified Court System and Carolyn Cadoret, Prinicpal Management Analyst, New York State Unified Court System; Joseph Schieffer, Founder & CEO, A2J Tech and Lisa Cohen, Deputy Director of Operations, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid; LaDierdre Johnson, Program Manager, LSNTAP and John Greiner, Founder and CEO, Just-Tech LLC Description: A series of brief presentations will highlight technologies currently in use or available for the civil legal aid community:
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| 3:30pm – 4:20pm |
1A New York State Court Technology | Transcipt | Slides Moderator: Rochelle Klempner, Staff Counsel, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice Speaker: Jeff Carucci, Director and Statewide Coordinator of E-filing, New York State Unified Court System Description: As the courts return to in-person operations, remote access tools remain and are continuing to expand. This session will demonstrate and discuss the expansion of the NYS Court System’s remote applications:
In the future these applications will become the basis for a new court model that will be available for all filers and the Court for more efficient review and quicker access via remote and in-court appearances. |
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1B Judges in "Lawyerless" Courts | Transcript | Bibliography Speakers: Colleen F. Shanahan, Clinical Professor of Law, Columbia Law School; Nkechi Erondu, student, Columbia Law School; Tara Kade, student, Columbia Law School; Katherine Wilkin, student, Columbia Law School Description: This session will present recent research findings regarding judicial conduct in courts with large numbers of unrepresented litigants. It will discuss results from a multi-year national study of in-person courts and new data from a multi-jurisdiction analysis of virtual courts by researchers from Columbia, George Washington, Utah, and Wesleyan universities. It will present useful conclusions for judges, clerks, lawyers, and advocates as we consider the recurring challenges of access to justice in the context of the future of remote courts. |
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1C Developing, Maintaining and Managing an Agency-Wide Technology-Based Legal Services Initiative | Transcript | Slides | Hypothetical Moderator: Christine M. Fecko, General Counsel, IOLA Fund of the State of New York Speakers: Erin L. Riker, Center for Elder Law and Justice, Kristen Orr, Tech Paralegal, Center for Elder Law and Justice Description: This session focuses on how the addition of a technology unit within a Legal Services Organization can increase use of and client access to Legal Services through bridging the digital divide. At CELJ the Technology Unit oversees the development, replication and use of two web-based applications, a statewide Helpline and runs a Mobile Legal Unit. Participants will learn the benefits of managing all of these options through an interconnected technology-based legal services unit, rather than through a decentralized approach by various units across the agency. Through an interactive problem-solving exercise, participants will address common issues faced when developing, launching, and managing various technology-based legal products, as well as the challenges of bringing these products together under one umbrella. |
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1D Step-by-Step Guide to Designing Online Interviews | Transcript | Slides Moderator: Tim Baran, Technology Innovation Manager, Pro Bono Net Speakers: Simon Rah, Senior Technical Project Manager, Pro Bono Net; Christopher Schwartz, Community Empowerment Advisor, LegalServer Description: Designing an online interview for form generation, intake or triage can be a very confusing process. Subject matter experts may struggle to describe the branching logic and mapping rules needed by the developer. In this session, participants will be taken through the process for designing an online interview step-by-step. Along the way presenters will offer insight about how to make approachable and user friendly interviews. |
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