- Unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, California’s high court is no stranger to streaming its oral arguments. The California Supreme Court has provided live webcasting of its oral arguments since May 2016, complete with English and Spanish captioning and hosting via cloud service provider Granicus. But when COVID-19 standing orders required the court to limit and distance attendees, court staff decided the crisis called for enhanced technology. And in less than a month, the court was ready to host its first fully remote oral arguments.
- Jorge Navarrete, the clerk and court executive officer, recommended combining Dolby Voice Room with BlueJeans meeting and conferencing technology to allow both justices and counsel to participate remotely and adhere to the orders.
A new report co-authored by California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu projects that the number of Asian American lawyers in the U.S. will stagnate by 2030.
Law360's story is here:
The study, called "Who's Going to Law School?," was completed last month with plans for publication in the University of California, Davis Law Review later this year. It says overall law school enrollment is down almost 25% since the last recession, while pointing out that Asian American enrollment has declined more steeply than any other cohort over the past decade.
Also of note: Just the Papers Please: DC Circuit Scraps More Oral Arguments During COVID-19
The study, called "Who's Going to Law School?," was completed last month with plans for publication in the University of California, Davis Law Review later this year. It says overall law school enrollment is down almost 25% since the last recession, while pointing out that Asian American enrollment has declined more steeply than any other cohort over the past decade.
Also of note: Just the Papers Please: DC Circuit Scraps More Oral Arguments During COVID-19
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