Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Hot Off the Presses: Meta AI Chatbot Trained with User Posts and ChatGPT Is Not Limited to September 2021 Data. The post ChatGPT Is a Lot More Valuable to Lawyers Now appeared first on Attorney at Work.
JURIST
OCTOBER 4, 2023
A group of five Pennsylvania inmates sued the state’s Department of Corrections and its employees, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project. The lawsuit, filed last week, alleges severe mental health consequences stemming from the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons. The class action lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, makes claims against the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Fay
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Figuring out law school financials is about to get easier. The post But, Wait, How Much Does Going To Law School *Really* Cost? appeared first on Above the Law.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Former Senate aide who complained about making judicial nominees testify that they oppose segregation thinks. exactly what you'd expect based on that preface. The post Former SCOTUS Clerk Wants Americans To ‘Arm Up’ Against ‘Black Underclass’ appeared first on Above the Law.
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SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Share Deborah Laufer is a self-appointed civil rights tester. From her home in Florida, Laufer – who has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair or a cane to move around – combs the internet to look for hotels whose websites do not provide information about the accessibility of the hotel’s facilities. Since 2018, Laufer has sued over 600 hotels, alleging that the failure to provide information about accessibility violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Above The Law
OCTOBER 2, 2023
A new option for those hoping to attend one of the country's top entertainment law schools. The post Say Hello To The Nation’s First ABA-Approved Fully Online J.D. Program appeared first on Above the Law.
Intelligize Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2023
It began as an avant-garde crusade in the Yale Law Journal. Now Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan has made the long-awaited announcement that the agency – along with 17 states – has filed an antitrust suit against online-retailing behemoth Amazon. The suit charges Amazon with essentially cheating its customers, rivals, and the companies that sell items on its marketplace.
LawSites
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Since the very first Startup Alley in 2017, the legal tech pitch competition has helped catapult the success of a long list of startups and become a seminal event of the American Bar Association’s annual TECHSHOW. Now the competition is returning for its eighth year, and applications officially open today for legal tech startups to enter to compete for a spot at TECHSHOW 2024 , which takes place in Chicago Feb. 14-17, 2024.
InHouseBlog
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Whether you are already a General Counsel or Chief Legal Officer , or you are aspiring to be one , you are likely on the lookout for general counsel compensation trends. Reviewing our In-House Counsel Salaries Guide is a place to start, and there are other resources available that specifically focus on general counsel compensation. BarkerGilmore and Equilar recently released their 2023 General Counsel Pay Trends Report and it is chock full of data that even a statistics nerd would admire. “
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
JURIST
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The Uganda Police Force conducted a security operation on Thursday to quell ongoing protests against the arrest of opposition leader Bobi Wine. According to the official press release, police arrested 40 suspects for inciting violence, including lawmaker Matovu Charles. The Ugandan police allegedly discovered red berets, handheld megaphone speakers and some t-shirts to be used in the procession to “incite violence.” However, Wine, the leader of the the Ugandan major opposition party,
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
OCTOBER 2, 2023
On September 29, 2023, a report titled “ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: Summary of Briefs and Statements Submitted to the Tribunal” was published by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. This report offers an overview of the briefs and statements submitted to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in response to the Commission of Small Island States (COSIS)’s request for an advisory opinion on crucial legal questions pertaining to climate change (you c
Above The Law
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The world would have been better off if he went to a real law school, like Temple. The post Ron DeSantis Claims Victimhood For Having Attended Yale And Harvard Law appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Share As we enter the 2023-24 term, regular blog readers will notice some changes to our coverage of the court. As we have done for nearly two decades, we will continue to provide in-depth, comprehensive reporting on many of the cases, including all of the major cases, before the justices on both the merits and emergency dockets as well as important petitions to watch.
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
JURIST
OCTOBER 1, 2023
Columbia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) tribunal said Wednesday that at least 35,178 people have suffered sexual, gender and reproductive violence during Colombia’s armed conflict. The JEP was created under the 2016 Peace Accord, between the state and the now demobilized FARC , as the justice component of the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition.
Patently O
OCTOBER 2, 2023
by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court declined to hear an important patent eligibility case on October 2nd, denying certiorari in CareDx v. Natera. This leaves in place a Federal Circuit ruling that invalidated CareDx’s patents on its method for detecting organ transplant rejection. The patents at issue covers breakthrough diagnostic technique using cell-free DNA to non-invasively detect organ transplant rejection.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Healthcare-focused market research firm Trilliant Health published a report detailing the 10 most significant economic trends affecting U.S. healthcare stakeholders in 2023. Some of the main ideas covered in the report included Americans’ worsening physical and mental health, the industry’s shift away from traditional care pathways, and the way patients’ decision making is becoming increasingly driven by consumerism.
Conflict of Laws
OCTOBER 5, 2023
The first edition of the HAIL Advanced Courses in Hong Kong, organised in cooperation with with the Asian Academy of International Law and (AAIL) and the Hong Kong Department of Justice, will take place on 11-15 December 2023 with a focus on “ Current Trends on International Commercial and Investment Dispute Settlement “ For this special programme, the Secretary-General of The Hague Academy of International Law (Professor Jean-Marc Thouvenin) has invited leading academics and practit
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
JURIST
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Law students and law graduates in Pakistan are reporting for JURIST on events in that country impacting its legal system. Izhar Ahmed Khan is a 2022 LL.B. graduate of the Pakistan College of Law (University of London International Program). He files this from Lahore. Last Friday, September 29 th , a day meant to be a day of celebration for Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (the Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) tragically turned into a day of mourning in Pakistan when twin attacks on mosques here claimed the l
LawSites
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Two legal companies that are leaders in document and contracts technology, Zuva and Litera , revealed today that they have developed a multi-level document classification taxonomy for use by legal professionals and companies, and that they have contributed the taxonomy to the SALI Alliance , a group working to standardize legal data, to make it available on an open-source basis.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Did they pick up this case just to shoot it down? The post Kavanaugh + Co. Care A Lot More About Standing Now That Disabled People Are Involved appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court has returned from its summer break and gotten down to business. Last week the court met for its annual “Long Conference,” where it considers all the hundreds of cert petitions that built up during its summer recess.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 1, 2023
On Saturday, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit temporarily enjoined a venture capital fund’s contest that awards Black women-run businesses. The case is an appeal from the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division. The 11th Circuit found that the plaintiff, American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER), demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits of its claim that the Fearless Strivers Grant Contest violates § 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
LawSites
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Well before the rest of the legal industry was talking about artificial intelligence, Michael Mills was talking about artificial intelligence. “The legal community needs to navigate the world of Artificial Intelligence,” he advised back in 2016. His map of AI in legal practice was, for a time, ubiquitous on PowerPoints at legal tech conferences.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 3, 2023
I advise you to add Humunga Kowabunga to the 'Do Not Ride' list. The post Woman Sues Disney After Waterslide Causes Permanent Bodily Injury appeared first on Above the Law.
SCOTUSBlog
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Share The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral argument in the case of a civil rights tester who searches the internet to find hotels whose websites do not provide information about the accessibility of their facilities, as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The owner of a Maine hotel argued that because the tester, Deborah Laufer, never intended to stay at the hotel, she does not have a legal right to bring a lawsuit.
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