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Event Tomorrow Marks the End of Commercial Restrictions on the Caselaw Access Project that Digitized All U.S. Case Law

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T he Caselaw Access Project , part of Harvard Law School’s Library Innovation Lab , completed its three-year project to digitize all U.S. case law — some 6.4 million cases dating all the way back to 1658, a span of 360 years. million published cases (and which has continued to grow since then).

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Contractual Control over Information Goods after ML Genius v. Google (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. We know, however, that many laws limit free access and use of information goods, most prominently copyright law (and IP law generally). The core facts of the case are rather simple.

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In Partnership with vLex, Free Law Project to Build Complete Case Law Database

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vLex will provide Free Law with financial and technical support, as well as editorial and research support. “The goal for the past decade is to build a complete case law database,” Lissner said. and around the world with intuitive and equal access to the law.” “This is going to make it happen.”

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Stay in Your Lane

Trial Technology

To maintain the requisite knowledge and skill, a lawyer should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology , engage in continuing study and education and comply with all continuing legal education requirements to which the lawyer is subject. ”

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LexisNexis Acquires Case Law Analytics

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LexisNexis announced the acquisition of Case Law Analytics , a French legaltech company specializing in the modeling of legal risk using artificial intelligence. It provides valuable assistance in defining the best strategy to adopt to resolve a dispute, and easily find the case law closest to the case in question to better defend it.

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Voting Is Closed and Here Are the Results: The 15 Finalists You Chose To Be In the 2024 Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW

Above the Law - Technology

Altumatim cuts through the noise in the ever-increasing volume of electronically stored information (ESI) and reduces the cost and time required to find the information that is critical to making informed decisions about whether or how to proceed with a matter and ultimately how to present the most compelling case at trial.

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As Companies Plan for Return to Work, These New Resources Help You Advise Them On the Law

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As companies plan for safely returning to the office, two new resources — including one that is free — are available to help legal professionals advise them with access to comparative federal and state legal requirements and case law. Case Law and Trends. Back-to-Office Smart Chart.

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