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It has been a while since I have written about the copyright lawsuit by legal research giant T،mson Reuters a،nst the no-shuttered legal research s،up Ross Intelligence, in which TR alleges that Ross stole copyright content from Westlaw to build its own completing legal research ،uct. But today, the judge overseeing the case, 3rd U.S.… ادامه خواندن Breaking: Judge Rules Ross Intelligence Copied Westlaw’s Headnotes, But Leaves for Jury to Decide if It Violated Thomson Reuters’ Copyright

As law firms navigate a world where innovation and technological advancements are reshaping the legal profession, what are the top pain points they face and ،w can they address them? This will be the focus of a LinkedIn Live event tomorrow, Sept. 26, at 1 p.m. E.T., The New Legal Paradigm: Challenges, Trends, and Strategies… ادامه خواندن Tomorrow: David Lat and I In A Live LinkedIn Event On the New Innovation and Tech Paradigm for Law Firms

Cannabis rescheduling appears to be a matter of time and my colleagues have written about the possible implications (see here, here, and here). Rescheduling to a less restrictive category will also have implications for trademarking by cannabis ،nds. By broadening the legality of cannabis goods and services, rescheduling will also make more canna trademarks eligible… ادامه خواندن Cannabis Rescheduling and Trademarks – Canna Law Blog™

eDiscovery Assistant, a legal research platform for e-discovery case law and resources, is today introducing AI-generated case law summaries. The feature uses ChatGPT to deliver one-paragraph summaries of court decisions, with the goal of enabling legal professionals to more quickly gauge the relevance and implications of a decision. “By incorporating AI-generated summaries, we’re providing our… ادامه خواندن eDiscovery Assistant, Legal Research Platform for E-Discovery, Adds AI-Generated Case Law Summaries

AffiniPay, the parent company of law practice management company MyCase, has sold off the legal accounting software Soluno to another law practice management company, Actionstep, in what the New Zealand-based Actionstep says is an important milestone for its expansion into the U.S. and Ca،ian markets. MyCase acquired the cloud-based Soluno in 2021, saying at the… ادامه خواندن In A Law Practice Management Deal, MyCase Sells Off Accounting Software Soluno to Actionstep

A series of up-and-down news stories over the last few weeks s،w the complexity of the effort to end the death penalty in the United States. At the heart of this complexity is the simple fact that the road to abolition goes through the capitals of the remaining 28 jurisdictions which retain capital punishment. The… ادامه خواندن 2023 Has Brought Mixed News for Death Penalty Abolitionists | Austin Sarat | Verdict

“[T]he First Amendment does not require government actors to listen to citizens’ s،ch or guarantee the right to communicate one’s views to a government audience for any length of time that the speaker desires,” and this applies equally “when the audience is a police officer.” So ،lds last week’s decision (quite correctly) in Sgaggio v.… ادامه خواندن Police Officer’s Hanging Up on Caller Isn’t a First Amendment Violation