Summary
Virtual proceedings are appealing for those who need to travel great distances for court appearances. The problem is they sometimes lack reliable broadband internet access, forcing courts to get creative or rely on conference calls as the second-best option, said judges, attorneys, court administrators, and scholars in 20 interviews with Bloomberg Law.
“We have a great opportunity. How often is it that you get to clear the decks and reimagine?” Stanford Law School professor Nora Freeman Engstrom said. “How do we harness technology while keeping the focus on maximizing our key objectives: participation, transparency, equity, and accessibility? To make it as good as it was before isn’t good enough.”
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