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Proof Over Precedent

by Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School

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About the show

The Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School discusses the work of bringing credible evidence to lawyers, judges, and decision makers, to transform the U.S. justice system into an evidence-based field. We bring you weekly one-on-one interviews with experts in the area of access to justice -- researchers, lawyers, professors, law students, data analysts, research participants, and anyone who has an interesting role in this growing area.

Latest episodes

  • Episode 70: Exploring a Lawyer's Impact on Immigration Proceedings

    October 6, 2026 · 37 min

    No counsel, worse outcomes in immigration proceedings? This week on Proof Over Precedent, Access to Justice Lab Faculty Director and occasional podcast host Jim Greiner interviewed two Vera Institute of Justice researchers, Jacquelyn…

  • Episode 69: Study Interrupted—In-Person v. Remote Hearing Modalities

    September 28, 2026 · 42 min

    We like to use Proof Over Precedent as a platform to highlight our evidence-based findings, as well as others' studies, from randomized control trials in the field of law. This is not one of those times. In this week's episode, Professor…

  • Episode 68: Evaluating Procedural Fairness in Court and on Zoom

    September 21, 2026 · 50 min

    Self-represented litigants primarily measure procedural justice by whether they had a voice, were listened to, and were treated fairly in court. Do these basic marks of overall satisfaction differ between the mode in which the hearing took…

  • Are Death-Qualified Juries Qualified?

    September 14, 2026 · 18 min

    Jury selection should aim for a balanced and thoughtful panel; in capital cases, that balance is further underscored. This week's "Student Voices" post argues that "death-qualifying juries"--the practice of excluding jurors who oppose the…

  • Episode 67: Capital Jury Selection's Hidden Biases

    September 14, 2026 · 18 min

    Serving as a juror fulfills one's civic duty to ensure a system of checks and balances in the U.S. In capital cases, however, "death qualification" ensures that prospective jurors opposed to the death penalty will not have the opportunity…

  • Episode 66: Heirs' Property's Fragile Hold on Land Ownership and Justice

    August 17, 2026 · 30 min

    Just because an individual may own property, does not guarantee that the person may keep that property—that’s the warning stemming from this week's podcast episode featuring an interview with Dr. Kara Woods, research analyst at Alcorn…

  • Episode 65: Access vs. Efficiency—Supreme Court Weighs Frivolous Filings

    August 10, 2026 · 21 min

    "Martinizing", the controversial Supreme Court practice of denying court fee waivers for indigent litigants, is meant to reduce frivolous filings, but at what cost? This episode looks at the January 2026 Howell order in which Justice…

  • Episode 64: Can AI Resolve Brazil's Judicial Backlog?

    August 6, 2026 · 22 min

    More than 100 million pending cases await Brazil courts, so it may not be surprising that the country's Supreme Court Justice has a reportedly rosy view of AI in the court system, especially in time-sensitive civil and criminal matters…