Be prepared to be on the clock a lot longer at King & Spalding, where the firm has introduced a 2400 hour “productive” time target. In other words, attorneys will have to figure out how to describe 2400 hours worth of work to the firm’s billing software every year. This seems to follow the overarching […]
The parents of a 16-year-old boy who died by suicide filed the first wrongful death suit against OpenAI. According to the suit, Adam Raine routinely corresponded with ChatGPT, and when his queries turned toward depression and self-harm, the artificial intelligence bot only encouraged those feelings. ChatGPT’s obsequious glazing, informing its users that every idea they […]
Finally, a reason to prefer vinyl or Bluetooth over streaming services that doesn’t make you sound like a Hipster or a Luddite — it is a lot easier to know that you actually own physical media. You may have noticed that entertainment providers like Amazon will give you the option of buying or renting films […]
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Trump’s effort to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook likely headed for Supreme Court (Devin Dwyer, ABC News) Democrats urge Supreme Court to uphold Colorado conversion therapy ban (Brooke Migdon, The Hill) Trump’s order […]
Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 […]
* Parents sue OpenAI after chatbot encouraged son in his suicide efforts. [CNN] * Wisconsin judge charged with obstructing an ICE arrest by barring officers from courtroom not entitled to judicial immunity from criminal charges. This is the correct outcome in a world before Trump v. United States, but it’s pretty stupid in a world […]
The Trump administration informed a federal appeals court on Tuesday evening that it has returned to the Supreme Court, seeking to pause an order by a federal district court in Washington, D.C., that requires the federal government to pay billions of dollars in foreign aid that Congress has already allocated. In a 36-page filing attached […]
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to the most recent Vault Practice Area Ranking, which Biglaw firm is the best for Energy, Oil & Gas Law? Hint: The Texas-based firm also took the top spot in this category in last year’s ranking. See the answer on the next […]
After closely reading the Constitution, the Supreme Court informed us that the speech the First Amendment protects comes in many modes. Speech may look like an arm band worn to protest a war (Tinker v. Des Moines). Speech might even look like corporations throwing a bunch of money at their preferred candidates (Citizens United v. […]
Former Biglaw Associate Detained By Cops, FBI: He recently asked for Trump’s help with a workplace racial discrimination dispute. Federal Judge Says Even High Schoolers Would Know Police Can’t Do This: The “Law and Order” crackdown is looking pretty lawless. Hey Roberts, Get Somebody To Protect PACER!: Senator asks Chief Justice to get federal case […]
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