Home Daily News ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ among winners… Law in Popular Culture ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ among winners of 2024 ABA Silver Gavel Awards By Debra Cassens Weiss May 22, 2024, 12:40 pm CDT Tatanka Means, from left, Lily Gladstone and Jillian Dion pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of…
On a two-week visit to Thailand with our program director to visit several True Costs Initiative grantee partners, including the Community Resource Centre Foundation, I learned that real community lawyering looks nothing like “traditional” lawyering, and it is precisely that characteristic that makes it such a potent tool for protecting environmental and human rights. On…
When my wife turned on Netflix’s new reality series, Unlocked: A Jail Experiment, I was initially turned off. The premise that Sheriff Eric Higgins would allow a select pod of his jail at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, to be “unlocked” for six weeks seemed more of a publicity stunt…
Home Daily News Alito’s beach house displayed ‘Appeal to… U.S. Supreme Court Alito’s beach house displayed ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag, a ‘provocative symbol,’ report says By Debra Cassens Weiss May 23, 2024, 9:28 am CDT U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s beach house in New Jersey displayed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag, another “provocative symbol.”…
Home Daily News Ex-BigLaw attorney once ‘consumed with remorse’… Criminal Justice Ex-BigLaw attorney once ‘consumed with remorse’ over $10M client theft sentenced in new scheme By Debra Cassens Weiss May 23, 2024, 11:06 am CDT Disbarred lawyer Douglas Raymond Arntsen, 45, of Staten Island, New York City, was sentenced to nine years in prison Tuesday…
Home Daily News Family members sue networks after learning… Privacy Law Family members sue networks after learning of loved ones’ deaths by seeing bodies on TV By Debra Cassens Weiss May 23, 2024, 12:30 pm CDT A firetruck drives along California Highway 96 as the McKinney wildfire burns in Klamath National Forest, California, on July…
Home Daily News Baker McKenzie partner drops suit seeking… Tax Law Baker McKenzie partner drops suit seeking IRS documents on partnership scrutiny By Debra Cassens Weiss May 23, 2024, 1:57 pm CDT A Baker McKenzie tax partner has dropped his lawsuit seeking documents from the Internal Revenue Service about its tougher policies for auditing partnerships….
We’re in the midst of a seismic technological shift that will reinvent workflows and radically alter the practice of law. Artificial intelligence is improving at an unprecedented pace, with new legal AI tools rolling out regularly, some stand-alone and others as features built into existing legal software platforms. AI has great promise for the legal…
Despite the Indian Embassy in Kyrgyzstan assuring normalcy for students days after reports of mob violence against international students and workers, many remain in fear of prolonged attacks in the country. “The situation in and around Bishkek is normal and stable today. Flights to India are operational. The Embassy is in contact with Medical Universities…
Ed. note: This article first appeared in an ILTA publication. For more, visit our ILTA on ATL channel here. It was only a matter of time before the generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) revolution came to the legal industry. The advent of Gen AI represents a significant leap forward in the potential for transformative change within law…