An empirical analysis of 176 survey responses gathered by the Blockchain Legal Institute (www.BLI.tools) is presented in this report, which looks at how the sample of the United States courts use resources and what institutional gaps still exist. Those having ties to state and federal supreme courts, appellate courts, circuit courts, district courts, chancery courts, municipal courts, and court-based legal research libraries were among the respondents.
The results show that, despite their heavy reliance on conventional legal resources including case law, law review articles, judicial education programs, and regulatory guidance, courts are becoming more and more burdened by the quick advancement of technology. Despite the lack of centralized and useful tools, courts are now required to decide cases involving cryptocurrencies, blockchain systems, artificial intelligence, and substantial amounts of digital data.
Fragmentation is a recurring feature in all of the comments. These days, courts get information from disparate sources, such as government websites, legal newsletters, scholarly journals, and professional associations. Nevertheless, there isn’t a single system that combines these resources into an efficient knowledge center tailored to the judiciary.
Respondents also highlighted the necessity of:
- Platforms for centralized research
- Simple-to-understand procedure instructions