Decisions made by legal algorithms need contestation rights comparable to human appeals

Evidence

While offices seldom like appeals or disturbances of past decisions, there must be a mechanism in place for those impacted by legal technology to contest the results. This does not have to be an expansive right; it should be tailored to accord with whatever right an office grants for appealing human decisions. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1203

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Algorithmic governance is emerging in justice systems worldwide without clear oversight — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 447; Meaningful contestation of algorithms requires new machine-grade regulatory power. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1547; Technological control over risk expanded legal rights and lawsuits