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Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing.
“Justice Neil Gorsuch Is a Committed Defender of Tribal Rights; In soaring opinions steeped in history, Justice Gorsuch has demonstrated a distinctive dedication to Native American rights”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
How LexisNexis State Net Uses Gen AI To Tame Gov’t Data
Its new features transform how you can track and analyze the more than 200,000 bills, regulations, and other measures set to be introduced this year.
“Judge in Trump Documents Case Has Scant Criminal Trial Experience; Judge Aileen M. Cannon, under scrutiny for past rulings favoring the former president, has presided over only a few criminal cases that went to trial”: Michael S. Schmidt and Charlie Savage of The New York Times have this report.
“The Highest Cites in the Land”: Adam Feldman has this post at his “Empirical SCOTUS” blog.
“This Obscure Judicial Agency Could Tighten Ethics for Justices”: U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.
“Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter is hoping to be a role model for students at Concord High”: Columnist Ray Duckler of The Concord (N.H.) Monitor has this essay.
Context Windows In Legal AI And Why Content Still Determines Quality
Legal teams ask a practical question. If large language models are so capable, why does legal AI still depend on curated content, and why does surfacing that content matter so much?
“Supreme Court Justice Russell Brown retires early, ending probe into alleged drunk and obnoxious behaviour; Brown’s sudden retirement was announced by the Canadian Judicial Council, which was investigating a complaint filed by an American man”: Tonda MacCharles of The Toronto Star has this report.