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Lawyers Make History: A courthouse in Concepción de Ataco, El Salvador. Photo credit: Lori Tripoli.

History & the Law, In Court July 27, 2018

Courthouses Around the World: Concepción de Ataco, El Salvador

Standing outside the gates to the small courthouse in Concepción de Ataco, El Salvador, one cannot help but think about the role of courts and how architecture and design reinforce that role, or not. Should…

If 2017 taught us anything, it was that we need to be ready for an emergency of any sort: natural disaster, terrorist attack, whatnot. But are our courts prepared as well? U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr. addresses the emergency preparedness of the federal court system. #LawyersMakeHistory

In Court January 12, 2018

Emergency Preparedness for Courts, Too

The emergency preparedness of the federal court system was a primary theme of Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.’s year-end report on the federal judiciary. The good news is that the courts are on top of…