Monthly archives: January, 2026

House Judiciary Cmte released deposition transcript of former Special Counsel Jack Smith

Aaron Parnas: “The House Judiciary Committee on December 31, 2025 released the full deposition transcript [255 pages] of former Special Counsel Jack Smith, offering the most detailed public account yet of Smith’s rationale for prosecuting Donald Trump and rebutting Republican claims that the investigations were politically motivated. Smith sought to testify publicly, but his request …

Subjects: Congress, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.

Rocked by pandemic politics, the nation’s shield against infectious disease is shrinking. Washington Post – sub reqd.  “Vaccination rates among kindergarten students have plunged across broad swaths of the United States since before the pandemic, exposing children and families to increasing health risks as many school districts pull back from their traditional role as a …

Subjects: Education, Health Care, Legal Research, Medicine

Impact of AI on critical thinking in the legal profession

Thomson Reuters – Impact of AI on critical thinking – Challenges and opportunities for lawyers: “The increasing sophistication of AI, particularly “agentic AI,” presents both a risk of diminished critical thinking due to cognitive offloading and an opportunity to enhance critical thinking in the legal profession through intelligent design and application. The increasing sophistication of …

Subjects: AI, E-Records, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines