LawTechnologyToday

APRIL 16, 2021

But what about practicing law? While legal professionals have been slower to embrace this technology, AI for lawyers is a growing field. As these technologies continue to improve, AI in law will only grow. Here are five legal fields where AI can bring considerable benefits to lawyers and their clients. Criminal Law.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I recently wrote a column stating that the sixth count appeared to be based on a factually and legally inapplicable provision of Wisconsin law. Jurors expect lawyers to make good on what they were promised. The case against Kyle Rittenhouse just got a little smaller. An opening statement is like an oral contract with the jury.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Moreover, while some have called for reducing self-defense protections, the jury applied the law on the books. It is not allowed to simply ignore the law to seek its own criminal justice rules. The Rittenhouse jury faithfully applied the Wisconsin law and came to a well-founded verdict of acquittal.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 22, 2023

” It was like a Joseph Welch moment in another hearing with then-Wisconsin Republican Sen. After McCarthy criticized a young lawyer in the office of Welch, who was chief counsel for the Army, Welch famously responded, “Until this moment, senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness.”

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