Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Traffic Tickets Legal Center at Justia addresses substantive and procedural issues in this area of law. On the other hand, claiming ignorance of the law or pointing out that no harm resulted from the violation usually will not get a driver off the hook. A judge would need to approve any proposed settlement, but they usually do.

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 28, 2024

The post Judges To Generative AI: You’re Out Of Order! appeared first on Above the Law. There's disorder in the courts, with no clarity in sight.

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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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lennyesq

DECEMBER 24, 2024

AP) A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing harmful materials to minors. District Judge Timothy Brooks found that elements of the law are unconstitutional. BYASSOCIATED PRESS FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP)

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Above the Law - Technology

APRIL 26, 2024

From the where-we-slapp-one,-we-slapp-all dept The post Flynn Family’s SLAPP Suit Against CNN Slapped Down By Judge appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

But today, the judge overseeing the case, 3 rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephanos Bibas, sitting by designation in the U.S. However, on one critical issue, Bibas ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, finding “as a matter of law” that Ross actually copied Westlaw headnotes and other TR copyrighted content.

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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. The Toronto-based company recently closed a $2.1

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Above the Law - Technology

AUGUST 30, 2024

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. 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.

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Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The post Firm Submits Fee Request Based On ChatGPT Search… Judge Is Less Than Impressed appeared first on Above the Law. Utterly and unusually unpersuasive,' he wrote.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 28, 2024

The post I Guess A Bunch Of Sixth Circuit Judges Think The Public Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Outlaw Qualified Immunity appeared first on Above the Law. Oh come on.

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Brett Trout

MARCH 3, 2025

Brett Trout In a significant decision for copyright law and legal technology, Judge Stephanos Bibas granted partial summary judgment in favor of Thomson Reuters, rejecting ROSS Intelligences fair use defense in a closely watched lawsuit over the use of Westlaws legal content.

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Above the Law - Technology

JANUARY 9, 2025

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. Courtroom technology: all about coulda, not shoulda.

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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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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MARCH 25, 2025

The first is when the lawsuit raises a question of federal law. This may be granted when theres no real dispute over the facts of what happened in the case, and the parties simply disagree about how the law applies to those facts. A judge will decide this type of case on their own. When Can a Federal Court Hear a Case?

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Above the Law - Technology

AUGUST 23, 2023

The post AI Judges, Federal Reserve Droids: Artificial Intelligence Could Be Useful To Secure Objectivity appeared first on Above the Law. But let's not get carried away.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MARCH 26, 2024

Although there is no substitute for advice from an attorney, the Divorce Law Center in the Justia Legal Guides offers a starting point for anyone who wants to learn more about the legal issues involved. This process tends to be faster and cheaper than a contested divorce, in which a judge will resolve the disputed matters.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 22, 2023

A federal district judge has imposed monetary and other sanctions on the two lawyers who filed a brief laden with bogus cases they found when they relied on ChatGPT for legal research. The judge ordered the lawyers, Peter LoDuca and Steven A. District Judge P.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 2, 2024

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. Justia provides a 50-state survey on child custody laws that describes the factors in each state in more detail. What is the difference between physical and legal custody?

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The International Law Center at Justia explains this membership process and describes each of the major organs in the UN, such as the General Assembly, the Security Council, and the Secretariat. The Court consists of 15 judges, who are elected to nine-year terms by the General Assembly and the Security Council.

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lennyesq

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Thomas Claburn A federal magistrate judge has recommended $15,000 in sanctions be imposed on an attorney who cited non-existent court cases concocted by an AI chatbot. In a report [PDF] filed last week, Mark J. ” Back on October 29, 2024, Ramirez cited three non-existent cases in a brief.

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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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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 27, 2023

In May 2023, a federal judge discovered fake cases cited in a filed brief. Learn More About Practice Law With AI (Without Losing Your Law License) This Justia Webinar broadcast begins promptly at 3:00 p.m. The subsequent sanctions hearing incited debates across the legal community. ET/12:00 p.m.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 23, 2025

The district court agreed with Shopify, as did a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit. But it may not be true, depending on whether all 50 states have laws, like California, protecting their citizens from what Shopify allegedly does in its regular course of business, laws which Briskin claims Shopify violated here.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

After applying statutory damages caps, the judge awarded over $10 million, which was affirmed on appeal. The Elder Law Center in the Justia Legal Guides describes some red flags that family members of a nursing home resident should bear in mind when visiting their loved one. The jury agreed, issuing a $160 million verdict.

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Trellis.Law Blog

APRIL 26, 2024

Summer is approaching, and for those in law school, this means internships, clerkships, pivotal research projects for law review or moot court, and bar review.

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JUNE 10, 2021

Two years ago, I wrote a column calling for the duty of technology — which applies to lawyers in 39 states — to be extended to judges. This revised version, produced after four years of work that included receiving input from the public, is the first to include guidelines related to judges’ use of technology and social media.

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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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Legal Talk Network

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

After working as an accountant, getting married, and having two daughters, Chief Justice Contreras received her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from theUniversity of Houston Law Center in 1990. She went on to manage a law office in San Antonio, make partner at a civil trial firm, and then open her own mediation practice.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JUNE 16, 2023

NRDC remains a cornerstone of administrative law. This two-step analysis applies to situations in which courts review an agency interpretation of a law administered by the agency. First, the court must decide whether the law clearly answers the question at issue. We also provide an Administrative Law Cases Outline in our U.S.

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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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Above the Law - Technology

OCTOBER 2, 2023

From all applications received, a panel of five judges will select 25 finalists. 4, 2023, descriptions of each of the 25 finalists will be posted on the ABA TECHSHOW blog, on this blog, and on Above the Law, and readers will be invited to vote for their favorites. Who Are the Judges? Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m.

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Kevin O'Keefe

JANUARY 7, 2024

At the same time, Roberts expresses optimism about AI in the law. It can provide guidance on basic legal questions, help with court forms, and offer directions on presenting cases to judges. Efficiency in Legal Processes : The introduction of AI in legal can lead to a more efficient handling of cases.

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Clio

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The valuation process for any type of business can be daunting, but law firms pose unique challenges. Nonetheless, you will need to understand law firm valuation if you want to sell your practice, or if you want to acquire another firm. What is law firm valuation? Why is law firm valuation important? Book a demo today.

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APRIL 17, 2025

This is where law firm predictive analytics come to the rescue. By leveraging AI and other technologies, law firms can uncover patterns and trends across vast datasetsturning raw information into actionable insight. What is predictive analytics for law firms?

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

While you certainly want to increase law firm website traffic, you also want to turn those website visitors into clients. Simply put, converting your website visitors into new clients is crucial for law firm growth. It is about how you are perceived and represent your law firm’s image. The WCAG 2.1

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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 regulatory focus on cybersecurity grows, CISOs may continue to face increasing scrutiny under both securities law and potential new regulatory frameworks.

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 7, 2023

This year, the first-place winner was Universal Migrator , a tool for transferring law firm data from one practice management application to another. A panel of judges narrowed the field down to 40 semifinalists, who were then put out for public voting. Fidu founder Kimberly Bennett is pictured above during her Startup Alley pitch.)

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