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This summer, I was thrilled to see the Olympic Games in Paris in person (bucket list item, check!) Over that two-week period, I was astonished to see how fast people could run or swim, how high they could jump, and how far athletes could push the bounds of human potential. Though I was merely a…
(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. She wants to be the swing vote. And that might lead her to issue opinions that seem to be more moderate than the conservative majority. We should expect to see Supreme Court advocates and lawyers think about how to…
Here’s the thing: This isn’t the first time Above the Law has written about judges putting innocent teens in handcuffs. And not “innocent” as in, found not guilty by a jury, but “innocent” as in, not in the courtroom as a defendant. It’s… weird that it happened twice, right? Detroit judge Kenneth King of the…
It’s not quite BattleBots, but competitors LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters both made significant announcements today involving the development of generative AI legal assistants within their products. Thomson Reuters, which last year acquired the CoCounsel legal assistant originally developed by Casetext, and which later announced plans to deploy it throughout its product lines, today unveiled what…
In law school, I learned that risk is ever-present and unavoidable. This realization led me to agonize over any choice involving an “unknown.” I vividly recall planning a vacation that included renting a stationary houseboat. I worried incessantly about potential scenarios: “What if we were hit by another boat? Who would cover the damages?” “Does…
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) I’m a fan of the Disney Parks. I have deep opinions about the new Lightning Lane system that allows you to bypass the standby line — for a fee. I watched every minute of Jenny Nicholson’s four-hour dissection of the failure of the Star Wars hotel. I cheered at the…
No trespassing – private property (photo by David Lat). Being a judge isn’t all easy. Sure, they really like their jobs, but part of the work is interacting with people who either got caught doing really dumb stuff or just don’t want to be there. Case in point: Judge Cedric Simpson. You may recognize his…
(Photo by KEVIN LAMARQUE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) There’s some big news in brand and reputation management circles this week, because Camille Vasquez — the lawyer who became the face of actor Johnny Depp’s defense in the Amber Heard defamation trial — is switching law firms. You may recall that Vasquez, an associate during the trial,…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Aug 15, 2024 at 10:55 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Thursday, August 15, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 15, 2024, 10:55 AM),…
As artificial intelligence continues to infiltrate the tech-averse legal profession, one of the top schools in the nation is introducing what it is referring to as “the first-ever law degree with a focus on artificial intelligence.” Next summer, the University of California’s Berkeley School of Law — a school that is ranked among the prestigious…