Between Bench and Record – What Is Already Happening Inside America’s Courtrooms
The transformation of the legal record is no longer theoretical. It is already happening in everyday courtrooms, through routine decisions that quietly…
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The legal transcript has quietly become a commercial asset. As private equity and corporate platforms centralize custody of the record, financial logic…
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When Professional Advocacy Drifts Off Message
During Court Reporting & Captioning Week, every public event should reinforce the profession’s credibility, technical expertise, and essential role in preserving the…
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When Software Becomes a Silent Witness – Ethics, Technology, and the Coming Evidentiary Reckoning
For the first time, courts are being asked not merely to use technology, but to trust it. As software moves into the…
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The Legal Record, Explained – Why a Transcript Is Not a Recording—and Why That Distinction Now Matters
A recording is raw data. A transcript is sworn evidence. A legal record is an evidentiary system. Today, those distinctions are being…
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The Record Under Pressure – Why the Legal Record Has Entered Its Most Dangerous Era
The legal record is being reshaped faster than the justice system’s safeguards can adapt. Technology, business consolidation, and courtroom practices are quietly…
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When “Sustainability” Collides With the Law: How One Complaint Forced a Course Correction at Esquire
When Esquire announced that electronic transcripts would replace sealed paper originals in California, it framed the move as sustainability. Regulators later confirmed…
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Court Reporting & Captioning Week | StenoImperium Launch Post
During Court Reporting & Captioning Week, celebration alone is not enough. The legal record is under pressure, reshaped by technology, business models,…
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Continuing Education or Professional Replacement?
An Investigation Into NCRA’s CEU Approvals, Vendor Influence, and Financial Pressures When Continuing Education Becomes Industry Re-Engineering – Questions Surround NCRA-Approved CEUs…
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Coming Soon! The Record Under Pressure
Coming soon! In courtrooms across the country, the legal record is being reshaped by technology, business consolidation, and quiet procedural drift. These…
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Why AI Cannot Replace Human Stenographers — and Why the Math Finally Caught Up With the Marketing
A former AI CEO and his Stanford-trained son just proved what court reporters have been warning for years: AI systems have a…
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Between the Words – What Court Reporters Can Learn From the People Who Interrupt
In courtrooms, interruption is often treated as a matter of manners. But emerging research suggests it is more often a matter of…
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