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Greg Shugart
Nov 24, 2025
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Modernizing Court Communication in a System That Makes Change Hard - Pt 2

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Dec 05
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Opt-In Compliance for Court Text Messaging: Balancing Law, Access, and Administrative Practice

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Feb 23
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Modernizing Court Communication in a System That Makes Change Hard - Pt 3

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Dec 23
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The Choice: What Courts Do Next

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Mar 12
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Failure to Appear Is the Hinge Point in the Court System

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Jan 19
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Engineering

eCourtDate Excited to Support Development of National Pretrial IT Standards

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Nov 03
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Research

Transactional Compliance for Court Email Reminders: Balancing Law, Access, and Admin Practice

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Oct 24
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Events & Updates

Every Jurisdiction Deserves Automated Court Reminders: Turning Policy into Practice

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Oct 16
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Data Insights

A Practical Guide for Texas Courts: How to Send Court Text Reminders the Right Way

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Mar 17
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Best Practices

Why Failures to Appear Happen: Communication, Not Defiance

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Jan 28
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USA Court Statistics: The Numbers That Define the Justice System

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Jan 08
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Engineering

What Failures to Appear Actually Cost Courts

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Feb 13
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Events & Updates

Court Reminders Are a Rare Island of Bipartisan Consensus

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Apr 02
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Research

What Courts Can Learn from NCSC’s 2025 Trends Report and How We Are Already Building It

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Aug 11
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Data Insights

You Cannot Change the Whole Court System at Once, but You Can Start with Notifications

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Sep 08
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Data Insights

GovLink AI: Powering the Next Generation of Government Communication

Best practices and insights for modern court systems.

Nov 07
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Data Insights

What Actually Works: The Science of Getting People to Court

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Mar 09
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Best Practices

Beyond the Bubble: How AI Will Reshape Government Work

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Aug 19
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Best Practices

Keeping Momentum in Pretrial Data: Lessons from Virginia

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Sep 23
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Research

Turning Pretrial Performance Measures Into Action with Dashboards

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Aug 27
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Events & Updates

When Showing Up Means Everything: Reflections from the IJIS Award Ceremony

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Jul 22
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Engineering

Client Supervision Solution

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May 15
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Grants

Why Missing Court Is So Expensive: The Hidden Cost of FTAs

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Jul 29
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Engineering

Be Process and Performance Driven: Applying the TAC Way in the Courts

Best practices and insights for modern court systems.

Oct 07

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