Machine decisions in disability cases can leave affected groups without appeal

Evidence

Machine decision-making has been used in disability determinations, where there is a risk that outcomes will unduly burden some groups and that those groups will have no recourse. In a recent case, individuals who were adversely affected by machine decisions were not given insight into the machine’s decision-making and had no means of recourse, such as an appeal (Lecher, 2018). — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1160

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing the Lecher (2018) case — which jurisdiction, which algorithm, and was the lack of recourse ever litigated?