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Machine Learning applied to the management of court notifications

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Rocío Ramirez, Independent Legal Tech Consultant After 20 years of legal practicing as a lawyer, mainly processing court files , I can clearly state that the management of court notifications is one of the main workloads of a lawyer's day-to-day work. And imagine that the average management time for each of them is between 1-2minutes.

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E-Discovery Company Casepoint Investigates Data Breach After Files Found On Dark Web

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Courts, the U.S. “If these documents got out, they could provide unfair edges to opposing counsels that could tip potential millions of dollars in awarded judgments or settlements, or cause mistrials if criminal prosecutors used the platform for their discovery purposes.” ” Casepoint’s clients include the U.S.

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Justia Legal Resources: Criminal Law Center

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For example, the prosecutor might drop another charge, reduce the level of a charge, or recommend a lower sentence. Sometimes the prosecutor might agree to refrain from pursuing a sentencing enhancement that the facts of the case might support. What Does a Plea Bargain Look Like? What Is the Statute of Limitations in a Criminal Case?

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U.S. Supreme Court sides with police and prosecutors in civil forfeiture case.-The Marshall Project

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The court’s conservative majority ruled against two Alabama women who had sought an earlier “preliminary” hearing to try to recover cars they owned that had been seized and held by police in connection with crimes committed by other people. SUPREME COURT THE NEW YORK TIMES Related: Read the opinion.

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US court jails Marine for performing Nazi salute during 2021 Capitol attack–Jurist.org

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Bekim Bruka | JURIST Staff, US The US District Court for the District of Columbia sentenced a former Marine Tyler Dykes on Friday to nearly five years in prison for assaulting police officers during the January 6 Capitol attack. On top of the imprisonment, Dykes received another 36 months of supervised release and a $22,000 fine.

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2023 Emoji Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

View the 1,017 cases as a tip of the iceberg when it comes to courts and emojis. Similarly, a court says “the ‘rocket ship’ emoji, ‘stock chart’ emoji, and ‘money bags’ emoji objectively mean one thing: a financial return on investment.” Emojico loses a SAD Scheme case. * See, e.g., id.

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Justia Legal Resources: Traffic Tickets Legal Center

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They also may want to learn about the procedures in these situations, such as what happens during a traffic stop and in court. Rather than going to trial, a driver and a prosecutor in a contested traffic case might reach a compromise. Drivers in most states do not have a right to a jury in traffic court.