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Technology brings the highest court in the state to the masses

Posted by: Abby Meares
January 18, 2011
Topic: Legal Issues and News

I am one of those people who absolutely loves it when technology merges with tradition and makes it that much cooler.

For example, I happened to be playing around on the Indiana Court System's website - which I was surprised and pleased to see was actually well-organized and pretty user-friendly - and I stumbled onto the Supreme Court's YouTube Channel. Now I'm easily amused but I think this is perhaps the best example of bringing legal tradition to the masses while still staying at the front of technological advances. I mean you can actually watch more than 100 videos ranging from informational videos for prospective jurors to a video of Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard starring in a "remake" of a Norwegian video about new court technology. Chief Justice Shepard, along with the other justices, has the power to overturn a death sentence, that's a pretty big deal. And if you aren't as easily amused as I am, it might be worth noting that Chief Justice Shepard is playing the role of a monk in the video.

The Supreme Court's website also has some other awesome technological opportunities that other, more serious, people might enjoy. I'm talking about the court's online archive of oral arguments. That's right, since 2001 the court has published oral arguments from both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals to the web first by live streaming and then added into the archive. The archive is searchable and pretty user-friendly.

So grab the popcorn and prepare to be awed as technology brings the highest court in the state right into your home!

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