Last Thursday, Providence City Council unanimously passed a resolution directing two city courts — the Providence Municipal Court and Probate Court — to accommodate requests for remote hearings “when ...

Video conferencing technology, which proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic, is also presenting new challenges for courts.

He was going undie-cover. A Detroit police officer appeared for a virtual court hearing wearing the top half of his uniform — but with no pants on. Officer Matthew Jackson introduced himself to the ...

Zoom access has also increased participation in the courts, said Snohomish County Judge Richard Okrent, a member of the Washington state Bench Bar Press Committee. People are more willing to go to ...