Law, Data, and Design Lab

Our Objectives

Research

Our research is guided by open data and public interest technology principles: the idea that technology can and should be used for the public good, and that legal systems should be transparent, efficient, open, and unbiased.

Partnership

We partner with courts and government agencies, law firms and in-house legal departments, nonprofits and community organizations, and other groups to develop innovative solutions to justice problems.

Education

Our work involves undergraduate and graduate students who work together with faculty and other collaborators on multidisciplinary teams.

Projects and Research

SCALES Open Court Data Platform

SCALES is a free, AI-powered online platform that assembles court records and extracts key information using Natural Language Processing, enabling anyone to analyze court operations and outcomes.

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Court Congestion Project

This project uses process mining and AI-based simulation to analyze court delays and test the impact of policy, staffing, resource, and procedure changes on court congestion and other justice outcomes.

Integrated Justice Platform

The IJP makes connections across criminal data systems, including arrest, prosecution, court, and jail data. The work begins with Atlanta- and Seattle-area courts, with plans to extend nationwide.

(In)credible Evidence Project

Using experiments, interviews, and ethnographic observations, this project explores what evidence counts as credible, and the role that legal rules and societal ideas about technology play in undermining or enhancing credibility.

Student Opportunities

Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Team

Through Georgia Tech’s VIP program, students work with faculty on multidisciplinary project teams to earn credit for research work.

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Hackathon (Coming Soon!)

The Hackathon will include students from business, law, computer science, design, policy, and other disciplines to use data and AI to tackle real-world legal problems.

Jackets for Justice Student Group

Jackets for Justice organizes talks with legal professionals, arranges visits to courthouses, corporate offices, and law schools, and offers informational workshops.

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Law, Science, and Technology Program

The LST Program at Georgia Tech serves as a campus hub for the exploration of issues at the intersection of law, science, and technology.

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News

New Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Team Launching Fall 2024

The Law, Data and Design Lab works to increase fairness, efficiency, transparency, and access to justice in the civil and criminal legal systems in the United States and around the world.

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NSF Grant Supports Open Court Data Platform

Charlotte Alexander, professor of Law and Ethics, is working with a National Science Foundation grant to centralize U.S. federal and state court data for public access using AI and language models.

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People

Charlotte Alexander

Director, Law, Data, and Design Lab; Professor of Law and Ethics, Georgia Tech

charlotte.alexander@scheller.gatech.edu

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Kathryn Albrecht
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology
Georgia State University
https://aysps.gsu.edu/profile/kat-albrecht/

Shany Azaria
Postdoctoral Fellow, Operations Management and Statistics
University of Toronto
https://www.shanyazaria.com/

Opher Baron
Distinguished Professor, Operations Management and Statistics
University of Toronto
https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/10004-opher-baron

Jeffrey Boles
Associate Professor, Legal Studies
Temple University
https://www.fox.temple.edu/directory/jeffrey-boles-jboles

Leora Eisenstadt
Associate Professor, Legal Studies
Director, Center for Ethics, Diversity, and Workplace Culture
Temple University
https://www.fox.temple.edu/directory/leora-f-eisenstadt-tud56635

Adam Pah
Policy Analytics Lead
Clinical Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology
Georgia State University
https://aysps.gsu.edu/profile/adam-pah/

Nassim Parvin
Associate Professor, Information School
University of Washington
https://ischool.uw.edu/people/faculty/profile/nassimi

Seumalu Elora Lee Raymond
Assistant Professor, City & Regional Planning
Georgia Tech
https://planning.gatech.edu/people/elora-lee-raymond\

Lauren Sudeall
David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair of Law
Director, Vanderbilt Access to Justice (AtJ) Initiative
Vanderbilt Law School
https://law.vanderbilt.edu/bio/?pid=lauren-sudeall

Richmond Wong
Assistant Professor, Literature, Media, and Communication
Georgia Tech
https://lmc.gatech.edu/people/person/richmond-wong

Mohsin Yousufi
Ph.D. Student, Digital Media
Georgia Tech
https://mohsinykyousufi.com/