Apple
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Before You Read This Antitrust Article, Check And See Which Browser You’re Using
If you are reading this in Opera, this is me calling you a nerd.
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Gamers Turn Court Landmark Antitrust Case Into A ‘Party’
This is why we can’t have nice things.
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Announcements, Events, Legal Technology
ETL’s Talk Of The Tech is Back!
Our weekly roundup of news and announcements from the Evolve the Law and legal tech community has returned!
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Lawyer Files Suit Over FaceTime Bug, Claims It Allowed Spying During Deposition
Only a quick payout from Apple can help with the mental anguish he’s gone through because of this bug.
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* The New York American Inn of Court presents, “Fast Times at Ruth Bader Ginsburg High.” You’ll never think of Phoebe Cates the same way again. [New York Law Journal]
* In the wake of decades of sexual abuse, Michigan State turned to former Republican governor John Engler to serve as interim president and steer the school back from this tragedy. His response is to smear the victims. The only shocking thing about this is that anyone expected a different result. [Detroit Free Press]
* Apple is making it harder for law enforcement to crack into your phone. If they can follow this up with a longer lasting battery, we might forgive them for removing the headphone jack. [CNN]
* A reminder that the next shoe in the Supreme Court’s attempt to resuscitate Lochner is about to drop. [Vox]
* United Lex and LeClairRyan’s new deal has the legal technology community buzzing. But banking on law firms to embrace change hasn’t always panned out. [American Lawyer]
* When the revolution comes, they’ll point to our highly developed law of golf balls as proof of our decadence. [Law.com]
* Due process suit brought by journalists on the infamous United States kill list will go forward. [Courthouse News Service]
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* Harvey Weinstein has turned himself in to the NYPD. [Vox]
* Happy GDPR Day! [Wall Street Journal]
* Emmet Flood attended the DOJ’s briefing for congressional leaders because defense attorneys are always allowed to attend internal conversations about law enforcement tactics in ongoing investigations. [Talking Points Memo]
* Elon Musk may want to put away the Twitter machine for a bit now that he’s stepped into possible labor law violations. [Engadget]
* The Samsung-Apple war continues with a jury awarding Apple $539 million for IP infringement. [Law360]
* Professor Steven Calabresi is arguing that Robert Mueller’s whole job is unconstitutional. We’ve really come a long way from conservatives hailing the appointment of a no-nonsense lifelong Republican, haven’t we? [The Hill]
* Also, Calabresi is completely wrong. [Legal Skills Prof Blog]
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* We all know you need a law degree to practice law, right? LegalZoom might have missed the memo. [ABA Journal] * The list of legal tech startups continues to grow as we enter the new year. [Law Sites Blog] * Will 2018 be the year legal tech creates access to justice for all? [Evolve […]
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Siri Thinks More Women Should Be Judges
In courts of emoji law, all judges are apparently women.
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alt.legal: What Stops Lawyers From Using Macs At Work?
If the iPhone crossed over into enterprise, why not the MacBook?
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Thank You, Mr. President, For My $379 Speedier, More Secure Office On The Go
The increased assault on privacy at the border is a wake-up call for lawyers on cybersecurity.
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Speech-To-Text Dictation For Lawyers: What You Need To Know
Digital dictation is a great efficiency driver, and there are many technological options for lawyers seeking to use it.
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iPhone, Small Law Firms, Technology
Survey: Attorneys Are a Bunch of Apple Fan Boys (and Girls)
Since time immemorial (or at least since the advent of computers), PCs have ruled the law office technology world. As iPhones and iPads have become more popular, Apple products have begun encroaching on the PC’s long-standing dominance of the workplace. But who would’ve thought that Apple would actually be taking over, even in the technophobic […]
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Bad Ideas, Facebook, Free Speech, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Even in the Internet Age, You Can’t Call Your Boss a ‘Super Mega Puta’
It’s strange how quickly the world changes. Things used to be so simple, but now Steve Jobs has resigned from Apple and we’re having earthquakes in Washington, D.C. Moreover, some fundamental rules of online conduct are beginning to look like artifacts from a bygone era when people were crazy for RAZRs and nu metal. Gone […]
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Intellectual Property, Technology, Trademarks
Apple News That Only Kind of Relates to the New iPad
One morning last week, I walked past dozens of loyal Apple customers lined up to buy the new iPad 2. I scoffed as I walked by, my old, beat-up iPod nano playing in my ears. I also had the misfortune of walking past the same store later in the evening. A sign in the doorway […]