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Hip-hop star seeks new trial over lawyer’s alleged use of artificial intelligence to draft closing argument

Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a member of the hip-hop group Fugees, has said he is entitled to a new trial partly because his former lawyer used an experimental artificial intelligence program to draft an inadequate closing argument.

Oct 18, 2023 12:53 PM CDT

Standing by in case of ‘dystopian problems,’ court allows use of keyword search data to find suspects

The Colorado Supreme Court has refused to toss evidence obtained through a keyword search warrant that found people who had searched online for a specific address before a fatal arson at a home.

Oct 17, 2023 1:16 PM CDT

Migrant family-separation settlement provides path to asylum, 8-year ban on Trump-era policy

The U.S. government has agreed that for the next eight years, it won't reinstate a Trump administration zero-tolerance policy for illegal immigration that led to the separation of thousands of immigrant children from their families.

Oct 17, 2023 9:32 AM CDT

ABA’s Equity Summit shines light on DEI issues in legal profession

The ABA is once again hosting a fully virtual conference to educate lawyers, judges, law students and other legal professionals on crucial diversity, equity and inclusion issues and facilitate robust dialogue about how to address these issues.

Oct 17, 2023 8:34 AM CDT

SCOTUS will hear ‘backdoor censorship’ case of council member arrested for placing document in binder

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider what kind of evidence is needed to defeat a qualified immunity claim by government officials accused of engineering the retaliatory arrest of a new city council member who criticized the city manager.

Oct 16, 2023 3:40 PM CDT

Members can support dozens of programs during 2023 ABA Giving Day

This year’s ABA Giving Day is offering members even more ways to support ongoing projects that address urgent social and legal issues.

Oct 16, 2023 2:35 PM CDT

Meet Tanya Chutkan, the judge who won’t allow Trump to call special counsel ‘deranged’

A judge with a reputation for being “temperate but unflinching” imposed a partial gag order on former President Donald Trump on Monday. Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that Trump can’t attack special counsel Jack Smith, his family, his staff and witnesses.

Oct 16, 2023 1:22 PM CDT

Supreme Court adds second case challenging agency power that will allow Justice Jackson to participate

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t decide a challenge to Chevron deference without the participation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Oct 16, 2023 11:58 AM CDT

California aims to expand mental health treatment with new conservatorship definition of ‘gravely disabled’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday that is intended to expand the categories of people who can be involuntarily detained for mental health treatment.

Oct 13, 2023 2:10 PM CDT

Tennessee can continue ban on absentee ballot distribution, 6th Circuit says

A split federal appeals court last week rejected a free speech challenge to a Tennessee law that limits the distribution of absentee ballot applications.

Oct 11, 2023 8:46 AM CDT

Law firms ask Tel Aviv lawyers to work at home; ABA president condemns Hamas attacks

Law firms are asking their lawyers in Tel Aviv, Israel, to work at home following attacks by Hamas militants that have generated statements of concern by lawyers, bar associations and the president of the ABA.

Oct 10, 2023 11:23 AM CDT

After US argues 5th Circuit ‘countermanded’ SCOTUS, Alito allows ‘ghost gun’ regulations, for now

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has temporarily allowed the Biden administration to enforce "ghost gun" regulations after the federal government that argued the lower courts had “effectively countermanded” a prior determination by the Supreme Court.

Oct 9, 2023 11:16 AM CDT

Biden plans to build part of border wall, says he was unable to redirect appropriated funds

President Joe Biden told reporters Thursday that he doesn’t think that a border wall is effective, but he is planning to build one anyway in Starr County, Texas.

Oct 5, 2023 2:59 PM CDT

Special counsel investigates Giuliani’s drinking habits, possibly to counter Trump defense

Special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly asking witnesses whether lawyer Rudy Giuliani was drinking when he advised then-President Donald Trump on election night in 2020 and whether Trump was aware of the lawyer’s alcohol issues.

Oct 5, 2023 12:16 PM CDT

Lawyer suffering from pandemic stress censured for accessing judge’s computer, changing clerk’s time card

A New York lawyer has been censured for accessing a judge’s computer while she was experiencing mental health issues that partly stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct 4, 2023 8:51 AM CDT

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