Phil Bowen on Justice Innovation

The Centre for Justice Innovation: Building a Smarter and Fairer Justice System with Phil Bowen

In this episode, Justice Speaks features Phil Bowen, Director of the Centre for Justice Innovation. Bowen discusses evidence-based reforms transforming the British justice system, from diversion and smarter sentencing to procedural fairness and the Common Ground Justice Project, all aimed at building a fairer and more effective system.
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Harm Reduction and Accountability

Harm Reduction Needs Guardrails: Balancing Compassion and Accountability

Harm reduction is an essential part of recovery but must not mean a lack of accountability. Drawing lessons from Oregon’s policy challenges, this article explains why treatment courts need structure, incentives, and consequences. True recovery requires compassion paired with meaningful accountability to prevent relapse and promote long-term change.
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Oregon Treatment Courts

Building Better Treatment Courts in Oregon with Ms. Rachael Mark

In this episode of Justice Speaks, Ms. Rachael Mark of the Oregon Judicial Department discusses how Oregon’s Treatment Courts are strengthening justice through data, training, and collaboration. She shares insights on funding models, innovation, and building sustainable systems that improve lives across the state.
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Part Four: AI in the Courts:  Judicial Decision-Making: Transparency, Accountability, and the Judicial Role

As AI tools enter the courtroom, judges face new challenges of transparency, accountability, and maintaining their central decision-making role. This installment examines how AI is reshaping judicial reasoning, the risks of overreliance, and why human judgment remains essential to preserving fairness, ethics, and public trust in justice.
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AI-generated evidence admissibility

Part Three: AI on Trial – Admissibility of AI-Generated Evidence

Artificial intelligence is producing new forms of evidence—from deepfakes to algorithmic analyses—that challenge traditional evidentiary rules. This installment explores how courts can ensure AI-generated material meets the tests of relevance, reliability, and authenticity under Frye, Daubert, and Rule 702, safeguarding fairness and due process in the age of AI.
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Strong Unitary Executive Theory

Preserving Balance: State Responses to the Strong Unitary Executive Theory

The Strong Unitary Executive Theory (SUET) threatens to expand presidential power at the expense of checks and balances. This blog explores how states can respond through litigation, constitutional protections, and collaborative strategies to preserve democratic integrity and federalism in the face of growing judicial deference to executive authority.
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Texas specialty courts

Amber Gregory on Texas Specialty Courts and Leadership

In this Justice Speaks episode, Amber Gregory, Executive Director of the Texas Association of Specialty Courts, discusses her leadership role in supporting judges, coordinators, and staff. She highlights the Resource Center’s training, peer reviews, statewide conference planning, and efforts to strengthen specialty courts through collaboration and evidence-based practices.
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