* The guy currently parading as the unconfirmed Homeland Security chief got shouted off stage at Georgetown Law. Prepare for the media consternation that students would treat a guy who daily condones illegal detentions with such rudeness. [New York Times]
* Bitcoin’s not a sound investment? Wha?!? [Law360]
* Companies back LGBTQ rights in amicus brief in a bid to demonstrate that this really isn’t a pro-business Court. [National Law Journal]
What Even Is AI ‘Competence’? It Depends.
Takeaways from a Legalweek panel on evolving malpractice risks.
* The legal industry is in flux, and some big investors are looking to get in on it. [Forbes]
* Minority partners often relegated to non-equity tier. [American Lawyer]
* Barnes & Noble doesn’t have to produce documents about its own CEO’s ouster. [Corporate Counsel]
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
* Prime Minister’s camp calls out head of Supreme Court for using “injudicious” language when she used a quote from… the Prime Minister. [Legal Cheek]