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. ” Another lawsuit alleging unauthorized practice of law by DoNotPay, Faridian v. A second California lawsuit, Lee v.

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Above the Law - Technology

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In a coincidence of timing that reflects how legal professionals are wrestling with issues around generative artificial intelligence, the supreme courts of Delaware and Georgia issued orders within a day of each other last week relating to the use of AI in the courts and by legal professionals.

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The post Elon Musk Feeds AI ‘All Court Cases,’ Promises It Will Replace Judges Because He’s An Idiot appeared first on Above the Law. It’ll render ‘extremely compelling legal verdicts.’

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Above the Law - Technology

MAY 3, 2024

The post Appeals Court: Just Because Speech Provokes Negative Reactions Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Protected appeared first on Above the Law. From the maybe-address-the-people-that-are-handling-the-speech-poorly dept.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 22, 2023

Schwartz, as well as the law firm of Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, to pay a penalty of $5,000. He also ordered them to notify their client of the sanctions, and to notify each judge who was falsely identified as the author of the fake court opinions generated by ChatGPT. The judge ordered the lawyers, Peter LoDuca and Steven A.

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Above the Law - Technology

JANUARY 5, 2024

The post Federal Court Says First Amendment Protects Engineers Who Offer Expert Testimony Without A License appeared first on Above the Law. From the look-who's-(capable-of)-talking-(without-fear-of-being-fined) dept.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JUNE 27, 2024

How far-reaching are the effects on law and the national landscape moving forward? Vikram Amar is currently a Professor of Law at UC Davis, and was previously the dean and Iwan Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Supreme Court on our legal landscape. More Questions?

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Above the Law - Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2024

From the real-estate-firm-GC-acting-like-it's-his-1st-day-on-the-job dept The post Federal Court Tells Lawyer Something He Already Should Know: Facts Aren’t Defamation appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

AUGUST 16, 2024

The post Court To RFK Jr.: Fact-Checking Doesn’t Violate 1st Amendment Nor Does Section 230 Make Meta A State Actor appeared first on Above the Law. From the that's-not-how-any-of-this-works dept.

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 14, 2024

Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about two more cases of AI-hallucinated citations in court filings leading to sanctions , and now comes the case of a Florida lawyer suspended from practice after filing cases that were “completely fabricated.” ” On March 8, the U.S. Based on the committee’s recommendations, Senior U.S.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

APRIL 22, 2025

A journey in the legal profession starts with getting a degree from a law school. Prospective law students can consider a broad range of programs across the country, each with its own strengths. In an effort to help prospective law students compare their options, Justia has significantly enhanced the law school profiles in our U.S.

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Above the Law - Technology

APRIL 29, 2024

The post TikTok Has A High Hurdle To Jump In Court appeared first on Above the Law. The Constitution should reign supreme, but Congress has a lot of sway.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 22, 2023

The post ChatGPT Lawyers Get Slap On The Wrist From Court. appeared first on Above the Law. You can keep beat the rap, but you can't beat the ride. But Infamy Is Forever.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 12, 2024

The post Elon Musk Drops OpenAI Lawsuit Right Before Forcing Lawyers To Make Bad Arguments In Court appeared first on Above the Law. Artificial intelligence is a lot like the rainforest except in the way that it's not at all.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

McDermott, represented by the Sanders Law Group, sued KMC for copyright infringement. The defendant conceded summary judgment on liability, and the court held a trial on damages. This post covers the court’s ruling following the damages trial. The court runs through multiple considerations: Defendant’s state of mind.

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 28, 2024

Why Google AI court rules when you can use the Practical Guidance Generative AI Federal and State Court Rules Tracker instead? The post Don’t Google Generative AI Court Rules… Do This Instead appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The Illinois Supreme Court today released a policy on the use of generative AI in the courts that authorizes its use by attorneys, judges, court staff and others, provided the use complies with legal and ethical standards. The Illinois Supreme Court AI Policy, which will take effect Jan.

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Above the Law - Technology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

From the wow-no-HLDMYBR-allowed-in-a-state-with-this-many-DUIs dept The post South Dakota Looks Like It Might Be The Next State Asked To Explain Its Stupid Vanity Plate Laws To A Federal Court appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

JULY 26, 2024

From the welcome-to-the-resistance,-officer-dogbit dept The post Appeals Court Says Cop Whose Cop Dog Bit Another Cop Is Entitled To Qualified Immunity appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

JANUARY 6, 2025

Drafted Complaint Filed In Federal Court And… It’s Hot Garbage! appeared first on Above the Law. Artificial intelligence is not replacing lawyers any time soon. The post First Fully A.I.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 7, 2023

The post Lawyers Who Used ChatGPT To Dummy Up Cases Throw Themselves On The Mercy Of The Court appeared first on Above the Law. That show cause hearing tomorrow is going to be WILD.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

They also may want to learn about the procedures in these situations, such as what happens during a traffic stop and in court. The Traffic Tickets Legal Center at Justia addresses substantive and procedural issues in this area of law. Drivers in most states do not have a right to a jury in traffic court.

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Trellis.Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

You’ll discover how law firms can harness the power of AI and state court data to… Continue reading → The post Podcast Alert: Making Court Data Actionable with AI Trellis CEO Shares Insights with Host Bim Dave on Legal Helm Show first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Above the Law - Technology

APRIL 27, 2023

The post Court Reporters Can Handle A Lot Of Sensitive Data… And Their Processes Might Not Be As Secure As You’d Think appeared first on Above the Law. Some services are getting certifications -- which is great -- but it's not necessarily enough.

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Above the Law - Technology

APRIL 5, 2024

Also, everyone magically became experts in reading body language and facial expressions. […] The post Supreme Court To Nick Sandmann: ‘Lol, No’ To Hearing His Omnibus Defamation Lawsuit Against News Orgs appeared first on Above the Law.

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lennyesq

JANUARY 13, 2025

Chloe Miracle-Rutledge | Georgetown University Law Center, U The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a landmark case involving a Tennessee law that prohibits gender-affirming healthcare for minors. United States v.

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Above the Law - Technology

OCTOBER 24, 2023

But Is It Go To Court Bad? appeared first on Above the Law. Instagram at your own risk. The post We All Know Social Media Is Bad For Mental Health.

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Above the Law - Technology

APRIL 22, 2024

The post ByteDance Plans To Go To Court If Congress Proceeds With TikTok Ban appeared first on Above the Law. What else could they do? Start a massively popular dance in protest?

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 2, 2024

Some parents develop a parenting plan and support arrangement on their own, while others need a court to decide these issues for them. The Child Custody and Support Law Center in the Justia Legal Guides provides general answers to some of the key questions that a parent may raise. What does the “best interests of the child” mean?

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Above the Law - Technology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Yesterday, I attended the Harvard Law AI Summit organized by the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School. Armed with AI, pro se litigants could overwhelm the courts, so the courts need to be prepared to respond in kind. Even as law firms adopt AI, they are finding implementation to be a challenge.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

By Cheryl Miller California’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a state bar proposal to create a second pathway to earning a law license, one that would not have required passing the bar exam.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 12, 2025

” The plaintiffs brought a pre-enforcement challenge to the law, but the court denies a preliminary injunction. The court explains: Deepfakes are image, audio, or video files that mimic real or nonexistent people saying and doing things that never happened. The court does realize the overlap here, right?

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 2, 2025

On January 22, Booking.coms renewed motion for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) was granted. The JMOL had two primary conclusions: First , that the CFAA has extraterritorial application, and therefore it was appropriate for this court to apply the CFAA here. But this court says, not so. Van Buren v. United States , 593 U.S.

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Above the Law - Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The post Indiana’s Top Court Adds More Due Process To Forfeiture, Says A Jury Needs To Be Part Of The Process appeared first on Above the Law. Fewer freebies for Indiana cops.

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 1, 2024

The post Court: Turning A Minor Parking Violation Into A String Of Rights Violations Is A Great Way To Lose Your Evidence appeared first on Above the Law. The Constitution would like a word.

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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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lennyesq

MARCH 21, 2025

BYJENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK (AP) New York states top court put an end Thursday to New York Citys effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections. In a 6-1 ruling, the high court said the New York constitution as it stands today draws a firm line restricting voting to citizens. Read more…

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