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On LawNext: How The Free Law Project Works to Expand Access to Legal Information, with Cofounder Michael Lissner

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Since 2010, the nonprofit Free Law Project has been working to make the legal ecosystem more equitable and competitive using technology, data and advocacy.

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4 Hispanic Lawyers Who Are Leading Historic Change in Law

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This landmark case was the first and only Mexican-American civil rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court. After working as an accountant, getting married, and having two daughters, Chief Justice Contreras received her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from theUniversity of Houston Law Center in 1990.

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5 Inspiring Legal Professionals Making Positive Change for Lawyers in the LGBTQ Community

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Clayton County case , where the Supreme Court affirmed sexual orientation and gender identity cannot be discriminated against in the workplace. I pursued both writing and law. Lawyers, in particular, have played a critical role in solidifying and protecting rights, like in the landmark Bostock v.

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After WSJ’s Explosive Exposé on Judges’ Financial Conflicts, Free Law Project Posts the Data For All to See

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In an explosive exposé last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that 131 federal judges broke the law by hearing cases where they had a financial interest. To uncover those violations, reporters reviewed the financial holdings of some 700 federal judges and compared them against tens of thousands of court cases.

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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

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It launched in 2017 to great fanfare, promising to “revolutionize legal services” through its dual-entity model of both a law firm and a technology company. The year 2008 saw the launches of the first two cloud-based law practice management platforms, Clio and Rocket Matter, followed in 2009 by the launch of MyCase.

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Three Ways AI-Assisted Court Reporting Helps Improve Client Experience 

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Dean Whalen, Chief Legal Officer of Readback, a new AI-assisted deposition court reporting platform, explains how AI-assisted court reporting addresses the stenographer talent crunch — with added benefits. By 2010, however, the video rental giant would accrue over $1 billion in losses and file for bankruptcy.

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Federal appeals court finds US consumer protection agency’s funding is constitutional–JURIST

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Pittsburgh School of Law, US The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Thursday upheld the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as constitutional. The court found the CFPB is funded by Title X of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Sean Beeghly | U.

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