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Discovering a Conversation with a Machine Friend: AI-Assisted Legal Research as an Unmitigated Litigation Vulnerability

Abdilla, Justin, Discovering a Conversation with a Machine Friend: AI-Assisted Legal Research as an Unmitigated Litigation Vulnerability (February 12, 2026). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6227600 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6227600 On February 10, 2026, a federal judge ruled that every document a criminal defendant generated using a commercial AI tool was discoverable. The ruling in United States v. Heppner …

Subjects: AI, Courts, Knowledge Management

Take inspiration from ‘70s New Yorkers and get really into trees this spring

The New York Groove: “Without the fiscal crisis of the 1970s, we might not have as many trees in the city. The era of economic turmoil in the city doesn’t usually bring to mind greenery: it’s associated with stock images of burnt-out buildings in the Bronx, crumbling squats on the Lower East Side and an …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law

Sam Altman May Control Our Future – Can He Be Trusted?

The New Yorker [no paywall] – New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI. “…Many technology companies issue vague proclamations about improving the world, then go about maximizing revenue. But the founding premise of OpenAI was that it would have to be different. The founders, who …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 4, 2026

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 4, 2026 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Health Care, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Finetuning Activates Verbatim Recall of Copyrighted Books in Large Language Models

Liu, Xinyue and Mireshghallah, Niloofar and Ginsburg, Jane C. and Chakrabarty, Tuhin, Alignment Whack-a-Mole : Finetuning Activates Verbatim Recall of Copyrighted Books in Large Language Models (March 20, 2026). Columbia Public Law Research Paper Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6449179 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6449179 Frontier LLM companies have repeatedly assured courts and regulators that their models do not …

Subjects: AI, Copyright, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries

Judiciary Democrats Stand Up Against Donald Trump’s Retaliatory Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms

Follow up to DOJ reverses course and seeks to defend orders targeting law firms – See also Amicus Brief Defends Constitutional Separation of Powers and Rejects Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Attempt to Punish Law Firms Standing Up to Executive Coercion. Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Judiciary Democrats in filing an amicus …

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

Stolen Logins Are Fueling Everything From Ransomware to Nation-State Cyberattacks

Security Week: “Like an inverted pyramid, the range of different attack modes are now built on top of the single point of identity abuse. Stolen credentials are a major threat. Legitimate credentials illegitimately acquired provide legitimate access to illegitimate actors. Once inside the network, these bad actors have greater ability to move and act in …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, ID Theft, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

The HTML Review

“The HTML Review is an annual journal of literature made to exist on the web. It is edited by Shelby Wilson and Maxwell Neely-Cohen. Our work has been covered by The New York Times, Frieze Magazine, MIT Technology Review, Daring Fireball, Longreads, The Tiny Awards, and the German radio program Netzkultur. Pieces we have published have been …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management

What is BrowserGate?

The EU treats big tech platforms like public infrastructure. If your platform is big enough that people and businesses have no real alternative, you play by public rules. And that’s a great way of seeing it. LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network. Over 1.2 billion people and hundreds of millions of businesses depend on …

Subjects: E-Commerce, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Microsoft, Privacy

Trump has proposed a massive $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027

“Trump has proposed a massive $1.5 trillion defense budget for fiscal year 2027, significantly increasing military spending compared to previous years [44-percent increase from the 2026 enacted level.] The plan includes pay raises for troops, funding for a missile defense system known as the “Golden Dome,” and replenishment of critical munitions amid ongoing conflict. At …

Subjects: Climate Change, Congress, Economy, Environmental Law, Financial System, Free Speech, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Why AI-powered city cameras are sounding new privacy alarms

Fast Company: “For decades, cars dictated urban planning in the United States. Few could have predicted that they would one day also double as nodes for surveillance. In thousands of towns and cities across the U.S., automatic license plate readers have been installed at major intersections, bridges and highway off-ramps. These camera-based systems capture the …

Subjects: E-Records, Internet, Privacy, Transportation

FAA’s “Temporary” Flight Restriction for Drones is a Blatant Attempt to Criminalize Filming ICE

EFF: “The Trump administration has restricted the First Amendment right to record law enforcement by issuing an unprecedented nationwide flight restriction preventing private drone operators, including professional and citizen journalists, from flying drones within half a mile of any ICE or CBP vehicle. In January, EFF and media organizations including The New York Times and …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research

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