Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Help pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to compete at the eighth-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024. 14-17, 2024, in Chicago. Below are summaries of the semifinalists, who have been selected by a panel of judges from all applications submitted. This release is scheduled for January 2024. Anything else?

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

JANUARY 24, 2025

On July 18, 2024, Judge Paul Englemayer dismissed most of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)s landmark cyber enforcement case against SolarWinds Corp. As a result, theyre the first in the line of fire when cyber threats materialize. However, a recent decision from the U.S.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 9, 2024

Don’t get swept by the drama of it all when dealing with difficult clients or uncivil opposing counsel and judges! PT on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Sign up today to learn how you can cultivate civility in your legal practice to effectively communicate with clients, opposing counsel, and judges alike. ET/10:00 a.m.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Yet, the SAD Scheme jurisprudential distortion field worked its magic once again, and the judge rejected their legitimate pushback. It is baffling to see how acquiescent judges can be when it comes to obvious deficiencies of the SAD Scheme. The judge subsequently held the marketplaces in contempt for violating the injunction.

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Clio

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Procedural justice in the courtroom As criminal justice reform advocate Judge Victoria Pratt spoke of in her keynote at the 2024 Clio Cloud Conference , prioritizing dignity and respect for everyone is key to building a culture of trustand thats especially true in the courtroom. How is technology aiding the justice system?

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 19, 2024

PT on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. She is also a veteran and former Cyber Law Judge Advocate for the Louisiana Army National Guard and legal liaison for the Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission. CLE Webinar Details & Speaker The presentation will begin promptly at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

” [The $2,500 amount was suggested by the presiding judge at a settlement conference, which the defendant turned into an offer of judgment.] 2024 WL 4799751 (E.D.N.Y. 15, 2024) The post When a Copyright Owner Gets Only a $1,000 Judgment in Federal Court, They’re the Real Losers–McDermott v.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 19, 2025

At the Committees last meeting in November 2024, it agreed to develop a formal proposal for a new rule which, if adopted, would become Rule 707 of the FRE that would require federal courts to apply Rule 702s standards to machine-generated evidence. 1, 2024), at 3 (Committee Dec. District Judge Edgardo Ramos of the U.S.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the second of a special series of interviews from Legal Week 2024 , co-hosts Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer welcomed Mollie Nichols , CEO, and Mark Noel , Chief Information and Technology Officer of Redgrave Data. And, you know, you were kind of afraid that people wouldn’t, you know, judges lawyers wouldn’t accept it.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Welcome to the first of a few special Legal Week 2024 edition episodes of “The Geek in Review,” where we looked for innovative and creative ideas on the road and recorded live from the bustling environment of the 2024 Legal Week conference in New York. I thought he was still in the judge, but apparently he’s not. Cool, cool.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 21, 2024

The judge doesn’t issue a mea culpa for her avoidable mistake or excoriate Viral DRM for getting an undeserved TRO. YouTube Uploaders Listed on Schedule A , 2024 WL 189013 (N.D. 17, 2024) * * * Bonus 1: The court issued a related ruling, Viral DRM LLC v. Onyshchuk , 2024 WL 189011 (N.D. The CourtListener page.

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Clio

APRIL 17, 2025

And the legal industry is taking notice: according to the American Bar Associations 2024 Legal Technology Survey Report , 47% of firms used legal analytics in the previous year. Further insights could be gleaned based on the type of case, jurisdiction, judge, or even opposing counsel. The result?

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Lawyerist

JANUARY 19, 2024

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Lawyerist Best Law Firm Website Contest! Nominations will close on Friday, February 9, 2024. Judges will use these categories as they fill out the grading rubric. The post Call for Nominations: 2024 Best Law Firm Websites appeared first on Lawyerist.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This case got assigned to Judge Alsup’s courtroom. I previously summarized Judge Alsup’s modus operandi about motions to dismiss: Judge Alsup gives the benefit of the doubt to plaintiffs on motions to dismiss, only to hammer them on summary judgment if their evidence doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Developers of artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems notched a victory last week when a federal judge dismissed claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) premised on the use of copyrighted works in AI training data, holding that the plaintiffs had failed to show any concrete harm and therefore lacked standing to bring their claims.

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Lawyerist

APRIL 4, 2025

Judges will use these categories as they fill out the grading rubric. Take a look at the 2024 Best Law Firm Website winners to find inspiration. Accessibility – Alt text, headers, keyboard interaction, media alternatives. Marketing – Aesthetics, content marketing, images/video. Websites with the highest average score win.

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Clio

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Held in vibrant Austin, Texas, the 2024 Clio Cloud Conference was nothing short of electrifying. Jack Newton’s opening keynote Jack Newton, Clio’s Founder and CEO, kicked off ClioCon 2024 with his keynote focused on harnessing momentum in the legal industry to drive long-term success. Missed the event?

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Martindale-Avvo

APRIL 30, 2025

It was in 1917 that a judge ruled there were protections for the contents of sealed mail. Seven more states passed such laws in 2024. Although there was a federal law proposed in 2024 that would impose some comprehensive standards, this has yet to be passed by Congress. go back further than one might think.

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Clio

JANUARY 15, 2025

In an unprecedented move, Broward County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Siegel recently used virtual reality (VR) technology during a stand-your-ground hearing. On December 14, 2024, he wore an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset to experience a defense experts recreation of the crime scene. But this innovation doesnt come without challenges.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 6, 2024

A magistrate judge recommended dismissing Tomelleri’s copyright claims. The supervising judge agrees. This judge is vexed by the definition of volitional conduct. This judge doesn’t like that formulation: But [the causation term] is technically imprecise. Volitional Conduct. Implications.

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Lawyerist

MARCH 29, 2024

Below are the top eight websites of 2024—and one honorable mention. This year, we invited judges from the Lawyerist and Affinity Consulting teams and averaged these opinions to come up with the results below. The post Best Law Firm Websites 2024 Winners appeared first on Lawyerist. Obviously, our choices are subjective.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 4, 2024

After a couple of defendants showed up, the judge denied a TRO extension because of the possible lack of merit in the plaintiff’s infringement allegations. 2, 2024) Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme Why Online Marketplaces Don’t Do More to Combat the SAD Scheme–Squishmallows v. Then, the case fell apart. Emoji GmbH v.

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LLRX

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

16, 2024, in a bid to overturn a law that would force the video app to divorce from its China-based parent company or be banned in the U.S. During the appearance before a panel of judges at the U.S. TikTok headed to court on Sept.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 8, 2024

Some judges, such as the Neville v. Snap judge, accept the plaintiffs’ product design framing at face value, ignoring the structural problems with the analogy (e.g., Other judges, like this one and the LW v. Other judges, like this one and the LW v. 2024 WL 2021896 (N.D.N.Y. 2024 WL 2021896 (N.D.N.Y.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 7, 2023

Rich was sworn in as the Chicago Bar Association’s 2023 – 2024 Secretary at the organization’s Annual Meeting on June 29, 2023. The Annual Meeting celebrated the CBA’s 150 th anniversary, recognized the outgoing 2022 – 2023 officers and board members, and welcomed the 2023 – 2024 officers and board members. In addition to Ms.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 1, 2024

I’ve decided this one from 2 months ago is worth blogging, even at this date, given Judge Chhabria’s treatment of these claims. This ruling suggests that this judge views placing cookies like virtual dog-petting. Google LLC , 2024 WL 3490744 (N.D. July 22, 2024). I’ve ignored most of them.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 19, 2024

At the NYSBA’s Presidential Summit 2024, former judges and legal professionals discussed generative AI’s potential to alter the legal landscape—and the inevitable ethical quandaries that will follow.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 19, 2024

Instead, a Buffalo-based New York trial judge rejected the motion to dismiss. Some judges recognize that product design theory just rearticulates claims based on third-party content, as it does here because any radicalizing content came from third-parties, not the social media services themselves. Section 230. Craigslist and Godwin v.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is pleased to announce that its annual Future Is Now: Legal Services conference will be held virtually on Thursday, April 18, 2024. A full speaker and topic list will be announced in early 2024. Registration for the Future Is Now 2024 will open in early 2024.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 7, 2025

Roblox invoked the statute of limitations, because the upload occurred in 2016 and Robinson sued in 2024. The judge was covering venerable ground that has been addressed directly or indirectly for decades: does prescreening constitute volition for direct infringement purposes, and would that lead to a Moderators Dilemma?

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Legal Tech Monitor

MARCH 18, 2024

From : Blog Entry >> ILTA’s Blog Entry (Chicago, IL) March 18, 2024 — In celebration of Women’s History Month, ILTA is pleased to announce our 2024 Influential Women in Legal Tech list. With help from members, business partners, and staff judges, we selected a truly inspirational group of women to [More]

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

” We might expect the judge to push on these vague and conclusory allegations and demand specifics. Instead, the judge accepts these allegations as good enough to survive the motion to dismiss. judge (Judge Orrick) goes out of their way to find a possible trespass to chattels. Exactly what did Facebook do?

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Clio

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Judge Victoria Pratt , a prominent advocate for criminal justice reform, shared how she fostered a more respectful and less hostile courtroom environment in her 2024 Clio Cloud Conference keynote: Engage with the defendants personally, asking them about their lives and their challenges.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

It’s a nice legal trick if a website can get a judge to adopt it. I wouldn’t expect many other judges to do so, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this ruling gets reversed on appeal. 2024 WL 559591 (N.D. Case citation : Hawkins v. CMG Media Corp. The post Another Court Finds an “Enforceable Browsewrap.”

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 8, 2024

As 2024 begins, I wish to set out some thoughts on what we might expect to come with the continued dominance of AI chatter in the ether. Speaking of AI-generated videos – I’ll be a judge at the upcoming Dubai AI Film Festival (#AIFF) in February and March. 2024 is also shaping up to be a landmark year for AI governance globally.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 19, 2024

The Partnerships and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A , 2024 WL 3443040 (N.D. Schedule A Defendants Judge Hammers SEC for Lying to Get an Ex Parte TRO–SEC v. Digital Licensing Judge Reconsiders SAD Scheme Ruling Against Online Marketplaces–Squishmallows v. Alibaba N.D.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 27, 2023

From higher e-discovery costs to unprepared judges, Legaltech News highlights some of the key risks that deepfakes pose to legal professionals going into 2024.

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