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In Media Lex: Authority and the Mechanization of Judgment in the 19th Century, 10 March 2026

Published 4 March 2026 by jcairns

10 March 2026, 5:00pm – 6:30pm,| IALS Conference Room, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Law and the Humanities Seminar

In this presentation, Xavier Nueno will trace the history of citation indexes in American law, emphasizing their role in shaping the structure of jurisprudence. Central to this history is the figure of the legal reporter –an unofficial actor responsible for transcribing and publishing judicial decisions. In common law, once a judge has decided a case, it serves as a precedent for other cases involving similar facts or legal issues

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Mar 4, 2026

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