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* It’s the first day of the bar exam in a number of jurisdictions. These young lawyers have suggestions for your last month of freedom. [Young Lawyers Advisory Board]
* Jeff Sessions is withholding funding from local law enforcement. Just the latest example of Dummy the House Elf’s curious interpretation of being “tough on crime.” [NJ.com]
* Now Trump will meet with Mueller? Oh, he’ll talk to Mueller about anything but obstruction. So I guess they could discuss the weather. [Time]
* Stormy Daniels is getting a divorce. [NY Times]
* After a dicey back and forth with the ABA, NCCU has retained its accreditation. [News & Observer]
* The EU keeps fining American companies. American companies keep right on monopolizin’. [The Economist]
* Jonathan Turley goes all “get off my lawn” about Millennials and free speech. Magistrate Judge James Donohue points out that Millennials might appreciate free speech more if they had any reason to believe people like Turley weren’t trying to turn it into a pay-to-play right. [Courthouse News Service]
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The European Union Is A Foe… To Google, It Seems
EU hits Google with a $5 billion antitrust fine.
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Artificial Intelligence, Promoted, Technology
Push Research: How AI Is Fundamentally Changing The Way We Research The Law
‘Push Research’ is one of the most consequential applications of artificial intelligence technology, especially to lawyers.
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Intellectual Property, Technology
Self-Driving… To Criminal Charges?
This legal battle between Google and Uber has it all: cutting-edge technology, juicy facts, and top-tier legal talent.
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Labor / Employment, On The Job, Technology
This Case Is Waymo Uber Than Most Other Trade Secrets Cases
Even the smartest, most tech-savvy folks can get caught in trade-secret shenanigans.
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Legal Operations Takeover? Live Conversation From The 2017 CLOC Institute
Law firm, legal ops, and legaltech experts come together for a conversation live from CLOC, sponsored by kCura.
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The Weird Antitrust Questions Of A Google Chrome Ad Blocker
Google may be poking the antitrust bear.
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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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Court Says Google Has A First Amendment Right To Delist Competitor’s ‘Spammy’ Content
Section 230 is still getting the shaft.
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Where Are They Now? Updates To Cloud Platforms
Cloud products are getting better and safer every year, as tech columnist Jeff Bennion explains.
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Biglaw, Minority Issues, Women's Issues
Which law firms will take the lead on promoting diversity in the legal profession?
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Cyberlaw, Google / Search Engines, Law Professors, Technology
Are Lawyers Officially No Longer Technophobic?
The first month of 2012 was a crazy one for internet law. The Stop Online Piracy Act gloriously crashed and burned, Apple is getting sued in China for naming rights to the iPad, and in America someone is suing to show that porn doesn’t deserve copyright protection. In the wake of all the hot debate […]
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Cyberlaw, Google / Search Engines, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Wikipedia
SOPA Protests Will Make Tomorrow Super Boring
Tomorrow is going to be the most boring day in the recent history of the Internet. For 24 hours — on January 18 — several high-profile websites will go dark, to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act. No one will be able to research potentially fake facts about their favorite celebrities, discover the newest nerdy […]
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Cyberlaw, Google / Search Engines, Technology, Twittering
New Piracy Bill Could Lead to National Censorship Nightmare
As we mentioned in yesterday’s Non-Sequiturs, congressional hearings for the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act began yesterday. People are really not happy about the bill. Google’s CEO called SOPA, as the bill is known for short, “draconian.” Time’s Techland blog ran the headline this morning, “SOPA Won’t Stop Online Piracy, Would Censor Everyone Else.” What […]
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Cyberlaw, Federal Government, Google / Search Engines, Privacy, Technology
If the Government Wants Your Email, It Gets Your Email
We’ve been talking a lot recently about the secretly authorized stuff our government does to us — like killing us, or molesting us at airports. Here’s another one for the list: digging through our emails or Twitter feeds or cell phone data, without probable cause, our permission, or our knowledge. How does the U.S. government circumvent basic probable cause and search warrant requirements when it wants electronic information? Let’s see….
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Google / Search Engines, Lexis-Nexis, LexisNexis / Lexis-Nexis, Old People, Rank Stupidity, Screw-Ups, Summer Associates, Technology, Westlaw
All This Techno-Ignorance Will Make Your Head Explode
Over the last few weeks, I’ve written about some über expensive and embarrassing examples of lawyers making technological mistakes. Those stories involved sexily scandalous blunders, but they were relatively extreme scenarios. (If turning over thousands of privileged documents happens regularly at your firm, may God help you.) More frequently, firm employees deal with little technological […]
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China, Cyberlaw, Email Scandals, Google / Search Engines, Privacy, Screw-Ups, Technology
Chinese Hackers Hijack Hundreds of Gmail Accounts
This news is more than a little scary. Google announced yesterday that hackers in China had gotten access to hundreds of Gmail accounts. And it wasn’t just anyone’s email. The attack targeted senior government officials in the United States, Chinese political activists, officials in several Asian countries, military personnel, and journalists. I have a feeling […]