Problems With Redactions: Ghislaine Maxwell Edition
There's a new way for redactions to be spoiled.
How LexisNexis CourtLink And Lexis Snapshot Deliver Business Wins
These tools demonstrate that information is power.
Paul Manafort’s Lawyers Learn That Obvious Thing You Learned As A Summer Associate
Why does this keep happening?
When In Doubt Redact It All — FBI Gets Redaction Happy With FOIA Request
Comic book characters have privacy rights too.
Stupid Lawyer Tricks: Legal Tech Edition
Learn from these lawyers' mistakes. Don't allow technology to get the best of you -- or your case.
Non-Sequiturs: 03.23.17
* Apparently regulation is an effective way to limit greenhouse gas emissions... in case anyone cares about that sort of thing. [TaxProf Blog] * Fun with redaction tape. [The Slot] * I feel ya, Merrick. [The Onion] * A Gorsuch filibuster debate. [Slate] * When will you pay off your debt? When you die. [Law and More] * Where are you putting your money? [Corporette] * Rick Perry is kinda a dick. [Salon]
4 Ways That Lexis® Create+ Delivers Personalized Legal Drafting
Lexis Create+ merges legacy drafting tools with AI-powered assistance from Protégé and secure DMS integration enabled by the Henchman acquisition.
Non-Sequiturs: 08.11.16
* More cases are working their way up to the Supreme Court to define a religiously affiliated employer's obligations to its employees. [Rewire] * Is there a particular formula for getting yourself a coveted Supreme Court clerkship? [Empirical SCOTUS] * The conservative interpretation of the Second Amendment has been prelude to Donald Trump's veiled assassination "joke." [Slate] * Is criminal sentencing about to go all precog in this country? [FiveThirtyEight] * Yes, even liberals can commit sexual assault. [The Slot] * Remember -- these pages and pages of redactions were probably done by some poor contract attorney trying to make a living. [Gawker]
Judge Trolls Lawyers Without Saying Anything At All
A novel approach to benchslapping overzealous attorneys.
Which Biglaw Firm Accidentally Released Embarrassing, Unredacted Documents About Goldman Sachs?
A Biglaw firm accidentally released an unredacted version of documents it had previously spent lots of time and money intentionally trying to keep sealed. Oops!
I Don’t Think ‘Redaction’ Means What You Think It Means
Here at Above the Law, we regularly cover benchslaps: judges laying the smackdown on poorly performing attorneys. But what about when it's the judge who says, "I've made a tiny huge mistake"? On Friday, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh made a significant technological blunder in a patent case between two of Silicon Valley's heaviest hitters. So, what did she do? Let's just say she couldn't keep a secret....
How MyCase Accounting Transforms Legal Bookkeeping
This complete system built for lawyers simplifies the complex world of law firm finance.
Benchslap of the Day: Judge Rebukes Birther Queen for Abortive Attempt at Redaction
Lawyer and dentist Orly Taitz, popularly known as "Queen of the Birthers," needs to work on her redaction skills, according to a federal judge.