As a third-year law student, I have spent much of my last three years improving my writing skills; however, I still find that I express myself better orally. Perhaps this is because of tone, enunciation, or other aspects unique to the oral verbalization of words. It may also be due […]
Yearly Archives: 2022
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Throughout the clinic, we have constantly used python to perform data analysis. Usually, the data analysis we performed concerned identifying trends made from other people; rarely ever did we look at our own data trends. With just a few changes, python can allow for us to see our own […]
This post provides a disgruntling update to the judicial accountability bill mentioned in my previous post, titled House Bill 271 Could Tell Us Which Judges Make the Naughty List and Which Make the Nice List. [1] House Bill 271 unfortunately died early in the process, but it was originally intended […]
By: Jillianne Trotter Maryland could take a small but significant step towards systemic justice this legislative season by passing HB 271, which would require county clerks to record onto Case Search the name of the judge or magistrate who presides over a case. [1] Adopting a uniform process will aid […]
If you have ever read a scholarly article, whether in a medical journal or law review, you know that they are replete with citations. Citations are the lifeblood of academic discussion; without them, assertions based on facts become mere unsubstantiated opinions. The ability to effectively cite data is central to […]
When the average person hears the word coding or programming, they think of people who sit behind computers all day, staring at a blank screen, viewing random numbers cascade across the screen like a scene out of The Matrix. However, this is not the case–learning code is doable […]
Throughout the past few weeks, my colleagues and I have had a discussion surrounding the use of facial recognition technology in the legal world. This discussion has evolved over time, and we arrived at discussing the different values that the technology has such as security and safety, accountability, advancement, etc. […]
Welcome back to the third iteration of the Legal Data and Design Clinic! This semester, the LDDC will continue to be led by Colin Starger, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Baltimore School of Law and the Director of the Legal Data and Design Clinic. He will […]