Ep. 248: The Glitchy Rollout Of Digital Court Reporting

The court stenographer, typing feverishly to document all the utterances of a legal proceeding, has in recent years been pushed aside by digital reporting and voice recognition software. But the transition has not always been a smooth one, with malfunctions and built-in biases often leaving court transcripts incomplete or entirely blank, creating a number of headaches for the legal system. Law360 senior reporter Steven Lerner joins Pro Say to talk through the challenges with digital court reporting and the implications for courts going forward. Also this week, the Texas bar association muscles up against an assistant AG who brought a lawsuit challenging the 2020 presidential election, and Major League Baseball strikes a deal to settle a near decade-long legal battle over wages paid to its minor league players. Finally, we break down the curious case of a Texas judge reprimanded for literally chaining attorneys to the jury box without holding them in contempt.