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Can an Algorithm Predict Unfair Sentences in the Courts?

The Crime Report

A new set of algorithms, created by members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Idaho Justice Project and the University of Pennsylvania, aims to assess the likelihood of defendants being mistreated in court, reports Government Technology.

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Path To Well-Being In Law Podcast: Episode 6 – Tim Carroll & Margaret Odgen

ALPS

Prior to joining her job where she currently is now, I think this is so interesting, Margaret, you served as the staff attorney for the Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness. As you touched on, my last position was a policy position working for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

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The lives they lived and the court they shaped: Remembering those we lost in 2020

SCOTUSBlog

Under Clinton, Days was initially seen as a potential candidate for a seat on the Supreme Court. But he became the center of a political firestorm after he told the court that it should not affirm the conviction of a Pennsylvania man who was found guilty of possessing sexually explicit videotapes of minors. The George H.W.

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