Alicia Vikander (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Ed. note: Above the Law will not be publishing on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We’ll be back on Tuesday. Have a good weekend!
* Only a few weeks before law school classes were to start, Alicia Vikander’s acting career took off. Now she has an Academy Award nomination, so I guess that was a good call. [KPCC]
LexisNexis Practical Guidance Rolls Out Dedicated Practice Area for AI & Technology
The new generation of AI-related legal issues are inherently cross-disciplinary, implicating corporate law, intellectual property, data privacy, employment, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
* Fans and/or opponents of Making a Murderer are have a hard time with nuance and the concept of “reasonable doubt.” [Gawker]
* As a native New Yorker, and decent human being on planet earth, let me just say to Ted Cruz: F*ck you. [New York Daily News]
* Spoiler alert: law school internships are still a terrible idea. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
* “[P]roof that that the holidays are finally over: avalanche of legal tech this week,” via Monica Bay. [CodeX]
* A law school parody from Australia — I guess law school nonsense is a universal language. [Australian Lawyer]
* A showdown is a brewing! 2016 is going to be a big year for reproductive freedom. [Pacific Standard]
* When would Supergirl be responsible for damages? [Legal Geeks]