Category «Courts»

Large US law firm apologizes for AI errors in bankruptcy court filing

Reuters: “Marking the latest collision of artificial intelligence with attorney ethics, a large U.S. law firm told a judge it was “profoundly embarrassed” after one of its lawyers submitted a court filing with inaccurate and non-existent citations that were generated by AI. Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, an 1,800-lawyer firm that had been representing a creditor …

Subjects: AI, Courts, Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

President for Life

The Atlantic / Gift Article [14 days] – “Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king. In the normal course of history, the president of the United States is a figure who inspires optimism in the American people. The 47th president prefers to stir feelings of fear, vulnerability, hopelessness, and political inevitability—the …

Subjects: Censorship, Courts, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

Nation’s biggest law firms back off from challenging Trump policies

Washington Post via MSN: “Smaller law firms are being pressed to their limits as they try to pick up the legal slack. The largest law firms in the United States have been far less likely to challenge President Donald Trump’s policies than they were during his first term, and smaller firms are carrying much more …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Courts, Free Speech, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Courts Adapt to the Challenges of Generative AI

Via LLRX – Courts Adapt to the Challenges of Generative AI – AI in Law & Legal Tech Expert Nicole L. Black frames how AI is changing how legal work gets done, and the effects aren’t limited to law offices. Other legal organizations are equally impacted, including the courts. As judicial offices around the country grapple with …

Subjects: AI, Courts, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

AG Letitia James Launches Portal to Collect Media of ICE Activity in New York

The Hill: “New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday said the state would launch a portal for residents to provide pictures and videos of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents operating in New York City and the rest of the state. The effort comes after a high-profile ICE raid on Canal Street in New …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Courts, E-Government, E-Records, Legal Research

Updated Map of US Copyright Suits v. AI companies

(Oct. 19, 2025) – “We added Woulard v. Uncharted Labs d/b/a Udio, a case filed by independent music artists against the music generator company Uncharted Labs. This is the 3rd lawsuit against Uncharted Labs in the United States (others filed by UMG Recordings and Justice). DOWNLOAD PDF OF MAP WITH CLICKABLE LINKS TO EACH DOCKET

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

The State of the United States: A Conversation with Jack Smith

YouTube Video – Speaker: Jack Smith / Interviewer: Andrew Weissmann (NYU). “The second Trump administration has disrupted longstanding norms of US power at home and abroad. In an era of constitutional hardball where the Executive Branch is asserting ever greater levels of authority, what is the future of US democracy? How might leaders, citizens, and …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials

The New York Times [gift article] “The Supreme Court will hear arguments in December about whether President Trump can fire government officials for any reason, or no reason, despite laws meant to shield them from politics. There is little question that the court will side with the president. Its conservative majority has repeatedly signaled that …

Subjects: Courts, Education, Government Documents, Legal Research

Lawyer Caught Using AI While Explaining to Court Why He Used AI

404 Media [no paywall]: “An attorney in a New York Supreme Court commercial case got caught using AI in his filings, and then got caught using AI again in the brief where he had to explain why he used AI, according to court documents filed earlier this month. New York Supreme Court Judge Joel Cohen …

Subjects: AI, Courts, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

People’s Guide to the US Supreme Court: 2025-2026 Term

Democracy Forward: “The United States is in an existential fight for democracy. With so much on the line for millions of people, the Supreme Court remains a decisive arena. The new term begins on Monday, October 6, and will determine the role of this Court on attempts at unchecked power. The authoritarian threats from the Trump-Vance …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Courts, Education, Energy, Environmental Law, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Medicine

18 Lawyers Caught Using AI Explain Why They Did It

404 Media: “Earlier this month, an appeals court in California issued a blistering decision and record $10,000 fine against a lawyer who submitted a brief in which “nearly all of the legal quotations in plaintiff’s opening brief, and many of the quotations in plaintiff’s reply brief, are fabricated” through the use of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, …

Subjects: AI, Courts, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

SCOTUS Hands Trump Huge Win on Lawless Rescission

TMP: “In a stunning win for President Trump, the Supreme Court on Friday used its emergency docket to clear the way for him to continue to withhold billions of dollars in foreign aid despite congressional authorization of the monies. The decision implicitly ratified the president’s use of a pocket rescission, the refusal to spend the …

Subjects: Congress, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research