Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

“We’re trying to solve a longstanding problem in the legal field, and that is that judges only write judicial opinions for 3% of rulings,” Ovbiagele said. “They tell you what judges have done, but they don’t tell you why judges did what they did. federal courts.

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Above the Law - Technology

AUGUST 30, 2024

Maybe Reed O'Connor has some reason why he recused in one case and not the other -- he needs to explain it for the good of the courts. The post Judge Reed O’Connor Seems To Own Too Much Tesla To Rule Against CVS, Just Enough To Rule Against Liberal Fact-Checkers appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In what it described as a case pitting “real lawyers against a robot lawyer,” a federal court in Illinois has dismissed a law firm’s suit against the self-help legal service DoNotPay. District Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel. ” Another lawsuit alleging unauthorized practice of law by DoNotPay, Faridian v.

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 13, 2024

The judge who struck down Elon Musk's compensation package is hearing it from the dumbest people on the planet. The post Elon Musk Supporters Bombard Judge With Angry Letters — She’s Not Even Opening Them appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A federal judge in Delaware has dismissed the claim by now-shuttered legal research startup ROSS Intelligence that Thomson Reuters violated federal antitrust law by unlawfully tying its search tool to its public law database in order to maintain its dominance in the overall market for legal search platforms.

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Above the Law - Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Given the explosion of generative AI tools available, many federal judges have issued standing orders governing their use. If your judge has issued such an order, Practical Guidance has the tools you need. The post Using Generative AI In Federal Court? We’ve Got You Covered appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

JANUARY 9, 2025

Courtroom technology: all about coulda, not shoulda. The post Judge Wears VR Headset To View Defendant’s Account Of Events And What Fresh Hell Is This? appeared first on Above the Law.

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Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In my last post , I discussed how evolving technology will continue to influence our relationships and thus, impact family law. Technology has transformed the way we live and communicate, making face-to-face conversations and even phone calls increasingly rare. The most important advice then is to think before you text.

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Above the Law - Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Pre/Dicta , a litigation analytics platform that predicts how federal court judges will rule, is expanding to cover new motion types and also to predict litigation timelines. Until now, the product, which launched in July 2022 , covered only motions to dismiss, claiming to predict how a judge will rule with an accuracy rate of 85%.

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Above the Law - Technology

MAY 10, 2024

Optimized Legal Audio is an artificial intelligence engine in its infancy that tries to hear what judges say, read the language they use, and through this to infer their relative preference for one attorney’s argument over another’s. Johnson</em> Using Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Above the Law.

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LawSites

AUGUST 5, 2021

Lightning Law Technologies , a Seattle startup developing software for remote testimony and legal proceedings, has raised a $1 million seed, which the company will use to accelerate development of its platform. The company describes its mission as “to facilitate online justice.”. CEO Alisa Brodkowitz.

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Above the Law - Technology

JULY 19, 2023

I say “fortunately” because, as I wrote when last year’s list was announced, the Fastcase 50 is probably the best-available roster of those who are leading the charge on innovation in law. Palmer , Chief Counsel, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism; Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois College of Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Below are summaries of the semifinalists, who have been selected by a panel of judges from all applications submitted. While we are happy to lead an industry disruption, we welcome new competition, which we believe will help accelerate adoption of new AI-powered eDiscovery technologies by courts, law firms, and other stakeholders.

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Law Technology Today

APRIL 13, 2023

Public access to court data through automated collection of online court records is a fundamental First Amendment right and it is critical to meaningful access to the United States legal system. The recent ruling in South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v.

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Law, Technology and Access to Justice

MARCH 25, 2022

An obvious major issue for those involved in digitalising the courts is whether innovation might be more in the interest of some involved in litigation at the expense of others.

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Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In my last post , I discussed how evolving technology will continue to influence our relationships and thus, impact family law. Technology has transformed the way we live and communicate, making face-to-face conversations and even phone calls increasingly rare. The most important advice then is to think before you text.

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Above the Law - Technology

MAY 31, 2023

appeared first on Above the Law. You know, someone should have felt like something was up when the filing opened up with Lorem ipsum. The post If You Aren’t The One Writing Your Briefs In Texas, It Better Be Some Other Human!

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 28, 2023

A Stanford Law School graduate, where he was president of the Stanford Law Review, Heller founded Casetext in 2013 after stints clerking for 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Michael Boudin and as an associate at law firm Ropes & Gray.

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Law Technology Today

APRIL 25, 2023

For example, in the United States, many court systems now provide online access to court records, allowing individuals to view court documents and keep track of legal proceedings. The study found that the algorithm reduced the racial bias of judges by 25%. Another example is the use of chatbots in legal services.

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Wisblawg

DECEMBER 13, 2022

DESAI , UW Law School State ex rel. Circuit Court for Dane County sets forth a controlling two-step framework for interpreting Wisconsin statutes. Only if the language of the statutory text is ambiguous is a court to go to step two and turn to “extrinsic sources of interpretation, such as legislative history” (Step Two).

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Dennis Kennedy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Here are some ideas: Groups Based on Personas Drawn from Real People • Getting reactions on an arbitration with a panel of three arbitrators where you have sufficient biographical information to create reasonably helpful personas • Similarly, getting quick reactions to legal arguments on an appeal to a multi-judge panel.

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Legal Tech Monitor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Here are some ideas: Groups Based on Personas Drawn from Real People • Getting reactions on an arbitration with a panel of three arbitrators where you have sufficient biographical information to create reasonably helpful personas • Similarly, getting quick reactions to legal arguments on an appeal to a multi-judge panel.

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Legal Talk Network

OCTOBER 7, 2020

ONE: On Above the Law’s Thinking Like A Lawyer , host Joe Patrice interviews former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal about his memories arguing before the justice and clerking for her when she was new to the Supreme Court. Craig Williams interviews constitutional law Prof. TWO: On Lawyer 2 Lawyer , host J. Research Prof.

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Law Technology Today

MARCH 3, 2023

You can judge for yourself what you think of the quality of those responses, but the tool was very easy to use. As with all AI enabled technology, the data behind the tech will determine how useful the tech becomes. And we have already seen efforts to have bots advise “clients” on run-of-the-mill legal representation issues in court.

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