Episode 30: Do Judges Actually Read Search Warrants?
Episode 30: Do Judges Actually Read Search Warrants?  
Podcast: Proof Over Precedent
Published On: Tue Jan 06 2026
Description: Despite search warrants being a topic of significant interest in court cases and legal scholarship, the process of obtaining warrants offers comparatively little information. But when researchers found a surprising public data point in this field, their analysis led to sobering findings regarding the time judges spend reviewing warrants and the high approval rates of such warrants. In this episode of Proof Over Precedent, the researchers discuss their work, the data analysis process, and the implications of potentially insufficient judicial review of warrants.