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* Guess what? Science says political incorrectness is an insincere sham. Sounds about right to me. [The Denver Post]
* How are Law and Order: SVU and law school exams the same? The both desperately try to wedge current events into their same old, boring fact patterns. In related news, expect both to soon feature the issue of spousal privilege when the wife of a celebrity accused of rape is forced to give testimony against him. [The Guardian]
Managing Partners are Navigating the AI Inflection Point.
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* Can the Netflix show Making a Murderer actually lead to a pardon? Probably not, but it’ll make you feel better about the binge watching you did over the holidays. [Time]
* This is why China’s new counterterrorism law is terrifying for tech companies doing business there. [Slate]
* The ABA has released the full, school-by-school bar passage rates for 2014. Which school was the best? More interestingly, which was the worst? [Bar Exam Stats]
From ‘Vendor’ To ‘Partner’: How LexisNexis Is Deepening Law Firm Relationships
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* Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman of the New York State Court of Appeals is retiring. He took a larger view of the law, where getting justice was not about money. [Guile Is Good]