Join Above the Law for our live webinar 9/12/24 at 1 p.m. ET. We’ll delve into the specifics on how savvy lawyers are finding themselves ahead of the AI game. Register here. The post Tomorrow! How Savvy Lawyers Are (Already) Reaping The Benefits Of Generative AI Webinar appeared first on Above the Law. #Tomorrow #Savvy…
The government cannot jail journalists for asking a question. But local officials in Laredo, Texas, did just that, arresting citizen journalist Priscilla Villarreal for exercising her core First Amendment right to ask government officials for information as part of her local news reporting. The officials relied on a criminal statute, never enforced locally in the law’s…
Biglaw firms continue to open new U.S. offices in the never-ending race to expand, and some are doing so by snatching up attorneys from competitors. The latest firm to do so is Foley & Lardner, a firm that brought in $1,167,974,000 gross revenue in 2023, putting it at No. 45 on the Am Law 100….
Is Chevron Really Over?: Congress’s attempt to codify Chevron deference is calling Roberts’s bluff. You’ll Need More Than Innocence: Missouri AG has a penchant for keeping innocent people behind bars. Lawsuit Alleges 89% Isn’t White Enough: Looks like Northwestern hiring a minority tax law professor was one too many. Gotta Pay The Troll Toll: Time…
Home Daily News Convicted alderman keeps law license after… Ethics Convicted alderman keeps law license after recusals prevent state supreme court from acting By Debra Cassens Weiss March 12, 2024, 10:46 am CDT Former Ald. Ed Burke of the 14th Ward in Chicago walks out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after being found guilty of…
The latest iteration of the ranking reveals the top universities for 55 subjects, with US institutions leading in 32 subjects, followed by the UK with 16 top rankings, an increase of one on last year’s findings. Harvard University is the top-performing institution globally, top in 19 disciplines, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology with 11, the University of Oxford with…
Home Daily News ‘Robot lawyer’ website DoNotPay settles FTC… Technology ‘Robot lawyer’ website DoNotPay settles FTC claims it couldn’t deliver on promises By Debra Cassens Weiss September 30, 2024, 10:28 am CDT DoNotPay, a website that billed itself as the “world’s first robot lawyer,” has agreed to pay $193,000 to settle allegations by the Federal…
The report, published by Duolingo this month, examines the shared values and experiences of Gen Z, debunking characterisations of them as “tech-obsessed, attention-deficit and self-centred”, and highlighting their emerging role in shaping global politics and economics. “What struck me was the cohesion of student perspectives. I spoke with students from a variety of countries, studying…
Last week, California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) released illegal market enforcement data for quarter 1 of 2024. It’s become a new tradition of mine to compare this quarterly data and see whether the state is actually doing anything to fight the illegal market (for example, see my posts for Q4 2023, Q3 2023, and…
Earlier this week, a new lawsuit filed against Fenwick & West posits that the Biglaw firm’s role as attorney for a crypto client induced the plaintiff to invest. The plaintiff, Seven Peaks Ventures, invested in Prime Core Technologies, the parent company of crypto company Prime Trust, purchasing 700,000 shares in the Series A funding round,…