# Proof Over Precedent

A podcast by Access to Justice Lab at Harvard Law School. 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.

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## Latest episodes

- [Episode 73: Does Modernizing PACER Mean Overlooking Pro Se Litigants?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/73b67eaf537e) (2026-10-26, 26 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2673541/c1e-zqj6rb92d11fokrpo-8ddq82m8hm28-r09uqb.mp3
- [Episode 72: Building Judiciary Trust Through Open Court Data](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/9274dc100bc8) (2026-10-19, 24 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2664177/c1e-k8r1gi8mkdqi94vj4-nddo52o9s4v4-beooqo.mp3
- [Episode 71: When and How to Study Attorney Influence in Asylum Cases](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/99c2e5aff2ad) (2026-10-13, 53 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2656241/c1e-drq3ot9wv4zhpd48k-6zzdpz52uz9-mkrxg1.mp3
- [Episode 70: Exploring a Lawyer's Impact on Immigration Proceedings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/0d56f027ea66) (2026-10-06, 37 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2644819/c1e-wqk5obvnvgmb0grpg-xxmpd420ak6j-dc3efz.mp3
- [Episode 69: Study Interrupted—In-Person v. Remote Hearing Modalities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/1629db3e6200) (2026-09-28, 43 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2632044/c1e-oqgdvbjzx55f8noxn-rko80mjwsr28-xk2zga.mp3
- [Episode 68: Evaluating Procedural Fairness in Court and on Zoom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/940a5ef19c2a) (2026-09-21, 51 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2615196/c1e-2wzp6hq31mxi67jwp-v60g4xkwixm5-n3yjhp.mp3
- [Are Death-Qualified Juries Qualified?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/6af5b3819798) (2026-09-14, 19 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2611273/c1e-x6d53t12n4rcn7w7z-mkqvr488h5o4-vly68d.mp3
- [Episode 67: Capital Jury Selection's Hidden Biases](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/4d03447b4260) (2026-09-14, 19 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2595752/c1e-1w1q6hnmz80bxv9vn-8dm3pnjxf08z-tu76bx.mp3
- [Episode 66: Heirs' Property's Fragile Hold on Land Ownership and Justice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/b671ce89c40b) (2026-08-17, 30 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2576014/c1e-wqk5obvw7r5u0grpg-9j21npx8t3n4-bcjxag.mp3
- [Episode 65: Access vs. Efficiency—Supreme Court Weighs Frivolous Filings](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/a6506b93f89c) (2026-08-10, 22 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2567661/c1e-rq857bo0001a2kwon-34333jx7s27v-vvlpcj.mp3
- [Episode 64: Can AI Resolve Brazil's Judicial Backlog?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/81244dc32a0e) (2026-08-06, 22 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2562313/c1e-wqk5obvp7x4c0gmqn-4794mznpa53-ylpldk.mp3
- [Episode 63: Texas Two-Step Bankruptcy--Corporate Restructuring or Legal Loophole?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/a0710f5f9197) (2026-08-04, 29 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2559141/c1e-7o7w6avzqojtd6mx6-343xo6q2fwjn-2r5ewa.mp3
- [Episode 62: Navigating Immigration Law Post-Trump v. CASA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/c7d3f477042b) (2026-07-27, 31 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2549582/c1e-qqz25b7wvr9c0v2vp-3437jvmgf3dm-xu3hir.mp3
- [Episode 61: The Promise and Pitfalls of Active Judging](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/f68bba06d4fd) (2026-07-20, 21 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2534456/c1e-jz9gmu4r808fn1k14-pk8j32z8i9o1-3rlw0f.mp3
- [Episode 60: Beyond Gideon—Rethinking Access to Justice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/d683549b57d1) (2026-07-13, 57 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2524986/c1e-3w8q6hw866oukq09k-ww4g2ko4bkdp-kg3kh9.mp3
- [Episode 59: Legal Aid on the Front Line of Immigration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/d87cfcebf83f) (2026-07-06, 35 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2520679/c1e-zqj6rb3v983fok9wk-qdpjor1man9g-pkjuuq.mp3
- [Episode 58: Labor Innovations Bridge Access-to-Justice Gap for Immigrants](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/f609991cf54f) (2026-06-29, 25 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2509928/c1e-gmx0rsr669nb057w8-ndrmjgrvhg40-ikodhk.mp3
- [Episode 57: Libraries and AI—Partners for Accessible Justice?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/a92244147cd9) (2026-06-22, 25 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2501668/c1e-nqm58bzqk33fo05q7-pknp5v88h96w-jinau5.mp3
- [Episode 56: The Conflicting Sides of Police Procedural Protections](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/3952cf56b135) (2026-06-18, 22 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2497384/c1e-vq75xb5qz4vt39nd7-5zq7081jtzj2-00jykm.mp3
- [Episode 55: Navigating Workplace Justice Through an AI Lens](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/65706c6ecc02) (2026-06-16, 33 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2494313/c1e-0wgq6h7zdq5bgm372-34501nz2hkkw-4yjcq3.mp3
- [Episode 54: Will Clearing a Criminal Record Lead to Happiness (and Housing)?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/d25449c5b3fa) (2026-06-08, 31 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2486689/c1e-2wzp6hqv319a59pqk-258jz342f1o2-bve1gi.mp3
- [Episode 53: Expungement Expectations vs. Reality in Employment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/91eda92efd2a) (2026-06-02, 46 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2481314/c1e-rq857bokk5nu2kwkq-5zqwom9vik1r-yeppmt.mp3
- [Episode 52: Study Exposes Complex Criminal Record Clearing Process](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/4b9f44ed2e9e) (2026-05-26, 49 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2474830/c1e-0wgq6h7v310f10q68-9jgp23v8c6dd-viz3xw.mp3
- [Episode 51: How Lawyers and Rental Assistance Impact Eviction Cases](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/bd6c1b1cd46a) (2026-05-19, 49 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2466286/c1e-4w2p6h8xjoqt90w83-2583xdx9a9dv-d5hnt8.mp3
- [Episode 50: Pro Se Litigants, AI, and the Future of Legal Assistance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/6f635fab9576) (2026-05-12, 40 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2460483/c1e-99dp6t26k1qudv6v5-34530np4fqdx-rb2vhd.mp3
- [Episode 49: AI and the Future of Legal Aid—Navigating Unauthorized Practice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/a68a936dd4ad) (2026-05-04, 24 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2439299/c1e-3w8q6hwndvqc6xpwd-6z8q3kg6f6n4-m5cy18.mp3
- [Episode 48: Legal Evolution from Auto Clubs to Access Barriers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/3a4745dc1d21) (2026-04-27, 39 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2438651/c1e-pq15pbwmognsmo9o5-2588dx2zhn6x-zr5bhs.mp3
- [Episode 48: Legal Evolution from Auto Clubs to Access Barriers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/101319457490) (2026-04-27, 41 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2429054/c1e-nqm58bzzp4xco05q7-kpo48vw7b71n-jsyb0f.mp3
- [Episode 47: How Does Interrogation Room Design Impact Legal Outcomes?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/8bb679038e21) (2026-04-23, 21 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2430294/c1e-zqj6rb33k77fn271v-6z8ovm94ap-0mga7z.mp3
- [Episode 47: How Does Interrogation Room Design Impact Legal Outcomes?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/232d4335f17d) (2026-04-23, 21 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2430336/c1e-rq857boo6dpunx971-8d8r5kvkcmwo-6mtrsm.mp3
- [Episode 46: Upsolve in Depth—When does Legal Explanation Become Illegal?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/6fc2436f4a93) (2026-04-20, 24 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2422164/c1e-pq15pbww50qu4nwq6-gpjk7v7ob74o-3lljs7.mp3
- [Episode 45: Proof and Property—Is Civil Forfeiture a Just Practice?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/325b64567a4a) (2026-04-13, 23 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2421456/c1e-vq75xb55r36h39nd7-1p2d28d7s98-sr7pn2.mp3
- [Episode 44: Chief Judge Wilson's Family Court Vision—Problem Solving the Present Over Punishing the Past](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/987a443d3912) (2026-04-13, 25 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2416736/c1e-zqj6rb37ko9in271v-ok044931bmxr-djrkq0.mp3
- [Episode 43: Navigating Child Custody Challenges From Behind Bars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/1038944925af) (2026-04-06, 30 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2414851/c1e-6x546t7o89vtz26k8-ww7g9jowuz7z-os2xtm.mp3
- [Episode 42: Can Financial (and Other) Support Help Reduce Child Welfare Involvement in Neglect Cases?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/fa82199f4e64) (2026-03-30, 24 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2409944/c1e-5wp26h7172ofnk2qp-pkw13jx7tj6n-djlv7u.mp3
- [Episode 41: How Evidence-Based Research Could Transform the Child Welfare System](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/065810a20739) (2026-03-23, 57 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2403822/c1e-mpn2zs4ng4qawqk0n-v6wxxnm2bvk5-cp2wst.mp3
- [Episode 40: EmPwR Study–How Financial Support Means Family Support](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/6a095693fa45) (2026-03-16, 25 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2398331/c1e-k8r1gidjw6wcx3rgd-dm1gxo8wi8k5-paxixn.mp3
- [Episode 39: On the Medical-Legal Collaboration Pioneering Child Welfare Solutions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/4e21f3357b7a) (2026-03-09, 56 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2388419/c1e-3w8q6hwjogqc6xpwd-6z9mqd51iw07-jnv44v.mp3
- [Episode 38: Fair or Foul--AI in Medicine and Law](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/dd4b00092ebd) (2026-03-03, 27 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2381285/c1e-zqj6rb3878mfn271v-dm1rnj03u13d-7njwrb.mp3
- [Episode 37: Navigating Pretrial Risk Assessments and Cash Bail Reform](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/d5a0eedcdeed) (2026-02-23, 25 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2369397/c1e-k8r1gidxqp9sx3rgd-9jwv8k7niw60-aa9j6h.mp3
- [Episode 36: Record Clearing Insights: How Data Can Impact Policy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/791d3963b39a) (2026-02-17, 40 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2362681/c1e-wqk5obvd224t0gmq4-z34w7jw0hn5k-5asqio.mp3
- [Episode 35: Legal Hurdles in Expungement: A Kansas Case Study](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/1faf50b28b21) (2026-02-10, 58 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2353530/c1e-nqm58bz45kwuo05q7-47o92z13t692-dbegsj.mp3
- [Episode 34: Studying the Expungement Paradox](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/453cab230e27) (2026-02-03, 66 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2344334/c1e-oqgdvbjworobmp2d1-xx77k6gmc82g-nfgupj.mp3
- [Episode 33: Are Federal Regulations Protecting Prisoners or Paralyzing Research?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/4fba32660cb5) (2026-01-27, 43 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2339591/c1e-0wgq6h7rjxpc10q68-0v974n1zavjk-i8ae4w.mp3
- [Episode 32: Arbitration vs. Litigation -- Who Benefits?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/e38f3f6ff764) (2026-01-19, 16 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2330131/c1e-7o7w6av5xrpu29751-1prkzmgqh0q9-96ejfw.mp3
- [Episode 31: Life Without Parole—a Death Sentence in Disguise](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/dffd2f95574a) (2026-01-12, 19 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2320098/c1e-0wgq6hkpn0xh10q68-0v92w53zbzgk-7lrbhg.mp3
- [Episode 30: Do Judges Actually Read Search Warrants?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/474ec0904587) (2026-01-06, 63 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2315384/c1e-5wp26h1wvjoank2qp-34mz2g59tdo2-y0t19f.mp3
- [Episode 28: Pretrial Detention Efficacy and Alternatives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/1a97af6110e4) (2025-12-22, 26 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2297273/c1e-6x546tor170ck4zvx-34m633x4ig1w-rxadeu.mp3
- [Episode 27: The Hidden Costs of Pretrial Detention](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/680b49c2344c) (2025-12-16, 26 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2290481/c1e-jz9gmu5dokpb5403x-6zq2zxqnupv6-ebuvei.mp3
- [Episode 26: When is Informed Consent Unnecessary?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820477277/4fe8e184f4f5) (2025-12-09, 64 min): audio https://episodes.castos.com/67d061eaad7341-50126521/2280651/c1e-7o7w6a90dw2h502pn-0v7oz14puk83-tdasby.mp3

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