* Since the knife wasn’t stored between somebody’s testicles, TSA missed it. [NY Post]
* This is why I blog, instead of etching things in stone. [Village Voice]
* An expert witness, Walter Quijano, testifying before a parole board in Texas, said that “being black could contribute to an inmate’s future dangerousness.” That’s kind of a self-fulling prophecy because I feel way, WAY more likely to be dangerous to Walter Quijano in the future. And here I was, thinking stereotypes where not true, and that I liked chicken because it was delicious. [Houston Chronicle]
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
* Fear the robots. They will come for your jobs soon. [An Associate’s Mind]
* It says something about your society when people trust the military more than the courts. And that something is “idiots.” But I have a fix: let’s put the military on uncensored TV. We’ll call it “General Judy,” and we’ll watch how lives are saved and lost on the sketchy reconnaissance, intuition, and spiritual musings of a person who speaks in catchphrases to people who just follow orders. [The Volokh Conspiracy]
* Of course, the Courts suck too. [Times Union]
* The Courtroom is the only court you’ll see basketball in. [Huffington Post]
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
* I can think of at least one UVA Law kid who would be perfect for this job. So long as the town crying was about wolves. [Washington Post Local]
* Marijuana and sexual freedom? Good God man, not in America! [Underdog]