https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories daily 0.75 2026-01-01 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-dont-know-how-you-can-defend-someone-that-you-dont-even-talk-to-5cprs monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/this-is-not-a-community-space monthly 0.5 2026-02-07 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-am-a-product-of-this-environment monthly 0.5 2026-01-12 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-wish-the-courthouse-informed-me-more monthly 0.5 2026-01-01 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/provide-a-practice-setting-court monthly 0.5 2025-11-24 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/its-a-numbers-game monthly 0.5 2025-11-12 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/even-if-theyre-illegal-they-are-still-entitled-to-be-treated-humanely monthly 0.5 2025-10-28 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/theyre-health-and-safety-issues-not-really-a-criminal-issue monthly 0.5 2025-10-11 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/public-defenders-are-overworked monthly 0.5 2025-07-11 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-do-not-have-a-lawyer monthly 0.5 2025-02-19 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/rescheduling-people-instead-of-actually-dealing-with-the-problems monthly 0.5 2025-01-17 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/more-money-into-mental-health-instead-of-keeping-people-locked-up monthly 0.5 2024-08-01 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/the-judge-was-very-encouraging monthly 0.5 2024-07-26 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/and-next-thing-you-know-youre-in-jail monthly 0.5 2024-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/8a3dc8c0-e378-4a2b-8faf-d40cbb1e1f9f/SIP120_Portrait+%281%29.jpeg Stories - “And next thing you know, you’re in jail” - Make it stand out A photograph of Tyree near the Palo Alto Courthouse. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/im-not-powerless-or-powerful monthly 0.5 2024-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/24343ef3-a72a-44f5-864e-6eeebbf16f70/CM13_Photo+of+CM13+on+Asbury+Street+in+Guadalupe+Park.jpg Stories - “I’m not powerless or powerful” - Make it stand out Pedro standing in the former homeless encampment in the Guadalupe Gardens in San Jose. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/they-all-just-kind-of-have-their-own-judgments-before-really-examining-anything monthly 0.5 2024-02-06 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/theyre-better-funded-than-the-public-defender monthly 0.5 2024-01-24 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/jail-makes-criminals monthly 0.5 2024-01-05 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/its-a-huge-lesson-in-what-is-law monthly 0.5 2023-11-28 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/they-cant-hear-so-what-is-the-point monthly 0.5 2023-11-06 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-wish-the-police-were-more-sympathetic monthly 0.5 2023-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/ef9d46df-0390-40ba-b32a-dacdabca934a/Kuze+Shoes.jpg Stories - “I wish the police were more sympathetic” - Make it stand out Kuze’s shoes, shared by Kuze for the archive. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/theres-just-no-consistency monthly 0.5 2023-08-14 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/4th4nrtib7yisi9qy3zlkqi83kjmoj monthly 0.5 2023-08-02 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/they-give-life-sentences-out-like-candy-here-in-california monthly 0.5 2023-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/65e92d42-0737-4480-8a8a-e675a2873942/SIP130_photo.jpg Stories - “You have no freedom at all” - Make it stand out Stephen, sitting outside the Palo Alto Courthouse. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/we-dont-notice-the-courthouse monthly 0.5 2023-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/f2946163-9c50-4104-b72d-10d30d600460/CM_100_Portrait_PA.jpg Stories - “We don’t notice the courthouse” - Make it stand out A photograph of Bart, standing near his apartment, with the Palo Alto Courthouse in the background. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/ill-oftentimes-see-people-who-are-lost monthly 0.5 2023-07-24 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/just-cause-im-black-you-wanna-pull-your-guns-out monthly 0.5 2023-07-24 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-ended-up-homeless monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/disparity-between-the-rich-and-the-poor-is-90-of-the-reason-why-we-have-crime monthly 0.5 2023-06-09 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/money-could-be-used-towards-other-things monthly 0.5 2023-06-09 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-didnt-get-respected monthly 0.5 2023-05-13 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/nobody-cared-everybody-is-just-trying-to-get-these-cases-moving monthly 0.5 2023-04-23 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/a-lot-of-laws-that-are-in-place-are-unconstitutional monthly 0.5 2023-03-28 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-was-slammed-on-my-trunk-four-times-while-being-told-not-to-resist monthly 0.5 2023-03-28 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-dont-understand-why-it-is-that-the-public-in-santa-clara-county-is-prevented-from-accessing-these-documents monthly 0.5 2023-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/0fd544a5-0f4b-4ea8-a06b-a5286ceb3124/SIP51_Photo+of+Drew+Penner+by+Luz+Donahue.jpg Stories - “I don’t understand why it is that the public in Santa Clara County is prevented from accessing these documents.” - Make it stand out Photograph of Drew provided to the CLiP archive. Photograph taken by Luz Donahue. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/different-judges-handle-cases-drastically-different monthly 0.5 2023-02-24 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-took-the-plea monthly 0.5 2023-02-26 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/throw-them-in-the-cell-and-ignore-them-for-days monthly 0.5 2022-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/55e403d1-2295-4c63-9521-5611299a6544/ElmwoodCorrectional_2022_30_10_c.jpg Stories - “Throw them in the cell and ignore them for days?” - Make it stand out Photo of Elmwood Correctional Facility taken in October 2022. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/theyre-not-more-important-than-i-am monthly 0.5 2022-09-24 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/id-probably-like-to-see-them-involved-with-the-community monthly 0.5 2022-09-24 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/youre-more-likely-to-go-to-jail-than-go-be-a-fucking-rocket-scientist-thats-just-life-these-days monthly 0.5 2022-09-15 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/my-wrists-are-messed-up-to-this-day-because-of-how-tight-they-put-the-handcuffs-on monthly 0.5 2022-07-29 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/its-a-shame-that-there-arent-more-females-on-the-jury monthly 0.5 2022-07-29 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/wow-thats-actually-a-really-important-job monthly 0.5 2022-06-04 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/this-is-what-were-spending-our-tax-dollars-on monthly 0.5 2022-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/58cd5697-857f-45c5-8ed4-4c3723c6b8a0/1.jpg Stories - “This is what we’re spending our tax dollars on?” - Make it stand out A photograph that Mary provided of herself near the courthouse for the Court Listening Project archive. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/drugs-should-be-as-close-to-fully-legal-as-possible monthly 0.5 2022-03-28 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-felt-unknowledgeable monthly 0.5 2022-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/f1849b1d-7a98-4a07-b5e7-678cd4efd7b3/Jason Stories - “I felt unknowledgeable.” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/it-was-super-educational-for-me monthly 0.5 2022-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/551e2999-aa80-4776-bbe6-00560f1797d4/Electrical+Box+DTS.jpg Stories - “It was super educational for me.” - Make it stand out A painting of a courtroom on an electrical box outside the Downtown Superior Court in San Jose, CA. Photo taken in winter 2022. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/laws-are-created-to-ensure-white-privilege-stays-in-place monthly 0.5 2022-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/fd25ccc1-3ea8-433c-b9fc-e380a87248d5/190+W+Hedding+Street_HOJ_grafitti_2022_1_3_b.jpg Stories - “Laws are created to ensure […] white privilege stays in place.” - Make it stand out A photograph of the Hall of Justice in San Jose with graffiti spray painted on the front windows. The graffiti appears to read, in part, “protect constitutional rights.” Photo taken in winter 2022. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/that-courtroom-is-the-biggest-kangaroo-court-ive-ever-seen monthly 0.5 2022-01-28 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/if-you-dont-have-the-money-youre-going-to-end-up-doing-more-time monthly 0.5 2022-01-20 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/every-time-he-comes-to-court-were-there-for-him monthly 0.5 2022-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/fac0ff74-ca88-4b4d-a757-b3b448d5fd30/Santa+Clara+County+Jail.jpg Stories - “Every time he comes to court, we’re there for him.” - Make it stand out A family peering at the Santa Clara County Jail, which is located next to the Hall of Justice in San Jose, California. Photo was taken in summer 2021. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/our-legal-system-is-very-complex-its-difficult-even-for-an-attorney-to-figure-it-out monthly 0.5 2022-01-07 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/it-is-a-little-dehumanizing-because-its-kind-of-like-youre-seen-as-a-number-as-a-case-number monthly 0.5 2021-12-22 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/they-need-to-be-helping-homeless-people-in-santa-clara-county-w8kl7 monthly 0.5 2021-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/3a13ecf4-38d5-4a1a-8839-b778fac6bafc/Barbara_croppedphoto.jpg Stories - “They need to be helping… homeless people in Santa Clara County” - Make it stand out Photo of Barbara in Guadalupe River Park in summer 2021. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/the-police-come-around-here-all-the-time monthly 0.5 2021-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/94146f9f-b1d5-4772-90c8-57ac5d24d889/Encampments_View+from+Coleman+Avenue_2021_8_13_d.jpg Stories - “The police come around here all the time.” - Make it stand out Encampments in Guadalupe River Park, as viewed from Coleman Avenue. Summer 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/544aa881-ead7-459e-bf7e-20d7c416acee/Encampments_View+from+West+Hedding+Street+near+Coleman+Avenue_2021_8_13.jpg Stories - “The police come around here all the time.” - Make it stand out Encampments in Guadalupe River Park, as viewed from West Hedding Street. Summer 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/02d100fb-723f-45cc-8cd7-9612386d8b14/Encampment_Airplane+landing_West+Hedding+Street+walking+toward+Spring+Street_2021_8_14.jpg Stories - “The police come around here all the time.” - Make it stand out An airplane flying over the encampments in Guadalupe River Park, as viewed from West Hedding Street. Summer 2021. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/the-ideal-judge-would-have-a-deep-understanding-of-how-racism-has-been-part-of-our-justice-system monthly 0.5 2021-11-29 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/if-youre-disabled-its-pretty-challenging monthly 0.5 2021-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/fa336e52-f08b-424b-b87f-d749ec531fde/161+N+First+Street_Front+of+Old+Courthouse_2021_8_20.jpg Stories - “If you’re disabled, it’s pretty challenging” - Make it stand out Old Courthouse. Summer 2021. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/we-had-a-lot-of-bail-bonds-companies-dragging-down-the-neighborhood monthly 0.5 2021-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/dd7dfcb4-50ff-47e4-b4dc-b7b3d746e1a0/N+First+Street_Bail+Bonds_2021_8_11.jpg Stories - “We had a lot of bail bonds companies ... dragging down the neighborhood.” - Make it stand out Bail bonds business on N First Street, near the Hall of Justice. Summer 2021. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/they-just-dont-want-to-feel-like-the-court-is-making-them-waste-their-time monthly 0.5 2021-11-22 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-can-see-money-elsewhere-needed-for-homeless-issues monthly 0.5 2021-11-22 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/i-have-tried-to-fire-my-public-defender monthly 0.5 2021-11-29 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/category/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/category/Relationships monthly 0.5 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/category/Health monthly 0.5 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/category/Culture monthly 0.5 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/stories/category/Sports monthly 0.5 https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/home daily 1.0 2026-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/d51cfafa-0fb7-41f3-96fe-9763b5ed0e2e/150+West+Hedding+Street_Jail+with+birds+flying+nearby_2021_8_6.jpg Home - The Court Listening Project is a research study and archive of courthouses and the people who engage with them in the Bay Area, California. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/reports daily 0.75 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/9f338002-9dd4-4729-9e29-300aea0f33ba/IMG_7808.jpg Reports - Spatial burdens of state institutions: The case of criminal courthouses This peer-reviewed article draws on 125 interviews and over 400 hours of ethnographic observations from the Court Listening Project to theorize how state institutions produce “spatial burdens” in marginalized people’s lives. Summer 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/34121c52-d5b9-4b1a-9001-fe0a3362c866/2024_8_6_IMG_2805.jpg Reports - Systems navigators in public defense: recommendations for assisting clients pretrial This report describes the 2024 systems navigator pilot program and offers five recommendations for assisting clients pretrial. January 28, 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/925bd31d-ee1b-4889-85b6-048e886a98c8/sheriff+van.jpg Reports - Racial disparities in arrests in Santa Clara County, California, 1980-2019 This report examines racial/ethnic disparities in arrests in Santa Clara County, California, from 1980 to 2019. Over the past forty years, felony and misdemeanor arrest rates have declined for all racial groups, but racial disparities have persisted and, in some cases, increased. October 8, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/95f5c9f2-e3cd-42c9-a2a4-b0a798e4cb3a/Public+Defender+Palo+Alto.jpg Reports - Attorney-client relationships in a criminal court in Santa Clara County, California This report describes—and offers recommendations for improving—the quality of attorney-client relationships in a criminal courthouse in Santa Clara County, California. August 15, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/b88d1e0a-b1a1-45de-8fa1-87233e8190a7/policing.jpg Reports - Perceptions of policing among criminal defendants in San Jose, California. This report summarizes perceptions of policing among a racially and socio-economically diverse sample of 37 people who faced criminal charges in the Hall of Justice, a courthouse in San Jose, California, between August 2021 and March 2022. April 24, 2022. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/about daily 0.75 2026-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/c23b1d61-7ab6-4fdf-b9f5-5e84f6a0962f/190+W+Hedding_Santa+Clara+Hall+of+Justice_2_2021_7_1.jpg About Hall of Justice, San Jose, CA. Summer 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/68b4b344-f4f5-4f52-8c84-061831fed756/SC+Palo+Alto.jpg About - Make it stand out CLiP research assistants and PI Matthew Clair in front of the Palo Alto Courthouse. Photograph taken in June 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/36e3127e-952f-42c0-8584-cff47235d452/IMG_5800.jpg About - Make it stand out 2021-2022 CLiP research assistants. Photograph taken in May 2022 on Stanford’s campus. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/contact daily 0.75 2022-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/55323cf3-3709-4f4f-8c7b-b2a0800deb58/IMG_5811.jpg Contact - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.courtlisteningproject.org/resources daily 0.75 2023-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617db00a392e724d4567b46c/3e295740-e61b-4dbd-8d15-70915604e6dc/IMG_9757.jpg Resources - Building trust in the pursuit of justice: A toolkit for the public defense attorney This toolkit offers public defense attorneys--and their offices--insights and strategies to enhance trust, communication, and collaboration with their clients. Drawing from recent social science research and a brief tour of innovative practices in public defense organizations across the United States, the toolkit aims to foster a more just approach to criminal legal representation that aligns lawyers' legal expertise with clients' unique needs, hopes, and expertise. We offer additional reading for attorneys and other professionals interested in strengthening their commitment to representing indigent clients with dignity, respect, and competence. 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