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* What can we learn from the Shirley Sherrod ridiculousness? [Associated Press]
* Charlie Rangel will face a public trial on various tax and ethics violations. [CNN]
Why Experience Still Matters In An AI-Driven Legal Industry
A conversation with Trustpoint.One CEO Christopher Gallagher.
* Immediate fallout from financial reform. [Law.com]
* New York State wants some money from Merrill Lynch and BoA. [Courthouse News Service]
* Indian law schools are on the cutting edge of transgendered self-identification. [ABA Journal]
* Americans are getting dumber relative to the rest of the world. [New York Times]
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
* Darth Vader has been reduced to common thievery. [NY Daily News]