Amnesty International welcomes Türkiye acquittal of ‘Saturday Mothers’ after years-long legal battle – JURIST
Amnesty International on Friday welcomed the acquittal of 45 Saturday Mothers members, ending their seven-year-long legal ordeal. The protesters had faced trial for participating in their 700th peaceful vigil, which…
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Stat(s) Of The Week: A Big Gap In Legal Tech Satisfaction
Legal tech users in the U.S. and the U.K. report widely different levels of satisfaction with their systems, according to a new survey, raising questions about how companies are meeting…
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Legal experts pan Trump’s Supreme Court appeal
WASHINGTON — Trump administration lawyers sent the Supreme Court an emergency appeal this week with a “modest” procedural request, not to uphold new limits on birthright citizenship but rather to narrow the…
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Guest Post: From Experiment to Essential — How Legal AI is Changing Everything for my Team
The legal world’s embrace of AI in the past year hasn’t just increased — it’s exploded. Law firms that were cautiously experimenting with AI in 2023 are now integrating it…
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Selling a Med Spa? Key Legal & Compliance Steps
Numerous legal, regulatory and operational issues will arise when selling a med spa. Proper preparation by ensuring the business is regulatory compliant, assembling the right group of professionals and documents…
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AffiniPay’s 2025 Legal Industry Report Portrays A Profession At A Technological Crossroads
AffiniPay, the parent company of a group of technology products for managing law practices and accepting online payments, including LawPay and MyCase, today released its 2025 Legal Industry Report, based on a survey…
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MIT Reveals 2025 Breakthrough Tech At SXSW: What It Means For Legal
Friday morning at SXSW, Niall Firth, the Executive Editor of the Newsroom at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), reviewed MIT’s annual list of 10 breakthrough technologies for 2025. The…
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The U.S. Is Trying to Deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Legal Resident. Here’s What to Know.
The Trump administration invoked an obscure statute over the weekend in moving to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent legal resident of the United States who recently graduated from Columbia University,…
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ELC Takes On Oil and Plastic Production In Court: Student Attorneys Shine in Three Oral Arguments – Mills Legal Clinic of Stanford Law School
January was chock full of court appearances here in ELC, where five students prepared for and presented oral arguments in three different hearings in California courts. On January 13, Marit…
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The Legal Job Market Is Going Nuts Right Now
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Leopard Solutions’ Feb. 2025 Law Jobs Report, total open jobs increased by how much year over…
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What If Trump Worked for Russia? Global, Legal & Political Impact
What Would Happen if British, EU, or Ukrainian Intelligence Found Clear Evidence Donald Trump Was Working for Russia? The question of whether U.S. President Donald Trump ever collaborated with Russia…
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ABA Tech Survey Finds Growing Adoption of AI in Legal Practice, with Efficiency Gains as Primary Driver
There has been a significant increase in the adoption of artificial intelligence-based tools among law firms, with 30% of respondents now using AI technology compared to just 11% in 2023,…
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Hacked health firm HCRG demanded journalist ‘take down’ data breach reporting, citing UK court order
A U.S.-based independent cybersecurity journalist has declined to comply with a U.K. court-ordered injunction that was sought following their reporting on a recent cyberattack at U.K. private healthcare giant HCRG….
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Another New Study of Legal AI Shows Some Models Can Significantly Improve Work Quality and Efficiency
Just last week, I wrote about a first-of-its-kind benchmarking study of legal AI tools, and now comes another, much-different study, that is also the first of its kind. This time,…
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Remember the Legal Research ‘AI Smackdown’? I Decided To Bring OpenAI’s Deep Research to the Fight
Recently, I wrote here about the AI Smackdown presented at a Feb. 8 meeting of the Southern California Association of Law Libraries, where a panel of three law librarians reported on…
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How to Protect Your Assets During a Divorce: Legal Strategies for a Fair Settlement
Divorce is one of life’s most challenging transitions, and beyond the emotional toll, it brings a host of financial concerns. Dividing assets can be a contentious and complex process, often…
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Legal AI Tools Show Promise in First-of-its-Kind Benchmark Study, with Harvey and CoCounsel Leading the Pack
Are you still on the fence about whether generative artificial intelligence can do the work of human lawyers? If so, I urge you to read this new study. Published yesterday,…
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AffiniPay, Parent to LawPay, MyCase and Others, Announces Inaugural Conference for Legal and Accounting Professionals
AffiniPay, the parent company of LawPay, MyCase, and other platforms, today announced that it will hold its first-ever conference in the fall for legal and accounting professionals. Called Kaleidoscope, the two-day…
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White House CEQ Rescinds NEPA Regulations Amid Legal Challenges
Background NEPA generally applies to discretionary actions involving federal agencies, including projects carried out by a federal agency itself or by private parties that receive a permit or financial assistance…
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Venezuelans sue Trump administration for ending legal protections
WASHINGTON — Venezuelans with temporary legal protections have sued the Trump administration over its decision to strip about 350,000 immigrants of their status by April 7. Temporary Protected Status allows people to…
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