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Part four of this series on assessing the risks of AI to lawyers reminds us: don't forget about the finances abovethelaw.com/2026/01/like...
January 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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"Seeing who's here, it's not the case you thought." @stevevladeck.bsky.social on what drives the timing of when the Supreme Court hands down rulings in argued cases www.stevevladeck.com/p/202-the-ti...
202. The Timing of Rulings in Argued Cases
The Supreme Court's internal norms usually make it more than a little difficult to be confident about which decisions in argued cases will be handed down when.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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This new Atlantic piece cites my work with @afedercooper.bsky.social, Amy Cyphert, and others in discussing the complexities around AI memorization of training content

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AI’s Memorization Crisis
Large language models don’t “learn”—they copy. And that could change everything for the tech industry.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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Is legal prepared for the wearables revolution? abovethelaw.com/2026/01/are-...
Are We Prepared To Deal With The Coming Wearable Revolution? - Above the Law
Wearables offer tremendous potential benefits. But our responsibility is to think hard about the risks these wearables bring to the legal process.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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For careful lawyers, a path for ethical adoption of consumer-grade general AI tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini www.nicoleblackesq.com/post/why-acc...
Why Account Setup Matters More Than the Generative AI Tool
Why Account Setup Matters More Than the Generative AI ToolGenerative artificial intelligence (GAI) is advancing far more rapidly than the technologies that preceded it, and adoption rates are soaring....
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January 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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Winter break is here, so we'll step away and catch you all in January. Need something to read? Enjoy our annual @lclarklaw.bsky.social faculty and staff book recommendations lawlib.lclark.edu/annualbookre...
Lewis & Clark Law School faculty and staff book recommendations. Image is a 6x3 grid of book covers from the linked selections, from The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon through The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery. Click through for listing of all books in plain text with links.
December 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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New: IFCMA Climate Policy Database maps 1600 mitigation policies across 38 countries www.oecd.org/en/data/dash...
Climate policy dashboard
The Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches (IFCMA) is a country member-driven initiative coordinated by the OECD, bringing together OECD and non-OECD countries, to support climate action thro...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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EPA removes at least 80 webpages related to climate change, its impacts, and its causes.
envirodgi.bsky.social Environmental Data & Governance Initiative @envirodgi.bsky.social · Dec 10
The EPA has purged its website of information about the indicators and impacts of climate change. These changes constitute, by far, the most extensive removal of climate change information from the EPA’s website during this administration. envirodatagov.org/epa-scrubs-i...
EPA Scrubs Information About Climate Change Indicators and Impacts – Environmental Data and Governance Initiative
The Climate Change Impacts and Risk Analysis (CIRA) page on December 3, 2025 (left), and December 5, 2025 (right), after it was […]
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December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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U.S. Legislative Branch Data Map. Part of the Innovation Hub's efforts "to cultivate collaboration, foster data standardization, and increase transparency" (via @bespacific.bsky.social) www.bespacific.com/do-you-ever-...
Do you ever wonder what Congress is up to? – beSpacific
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December 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Building resilient legal researchers in the age of AI. Part 4 of a four-part series on how source blindness and source erasure threaten the core understanding of text-specific authority—and what legal education can do about it. ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/g...
Guest Post – Teaching Legal Research in the Generative AI Era: When Source Blindness and Source Erasure Collide (Part 4)
A pile of chicken nuggets isolated onImage by James Palinsad from   BY-SA 2.0,  Text: A pile of chicken nuggets isolated on black color background This is Part 4 of a four-part series from guest co…
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December 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Struggling to track local court tech rules and orders? You're not alone. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/the-...
The Courtroom Tech Maze No One Asked For - Above the Law
Court restrictions can stifle curiosity about technology and negatively impact adoption rates.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Case law now fully integrated into @heinonline.bsky.social via @free.law's CourtListener home.heinonline.org/blog/2025/12...
Meet CourtListener: Your New Case Law Power Tool - HeinOnline Blog
HeinOnline now integrates CourtListener for faster, smarter case law research with access millions of decisions, advanced tools, and more.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Lack of power for data centers may undermine big law's AI dreams abovethelaw.com/2025/12/like...
Like Lawyers In Pompeii: Is Legal Ignoring The Coming AI Infrastructure Crisis? (Part I) - Above the Law
What can legal do to survive? Be aware of the volcano that could and likely will erupt.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Thanksgiving Vibe-Coding and the Case for "Single-Serving" Legal Software www.ailawlibrarians.com/2025/11/27/t...
Thanksgiving Vibe-Coding and the Case for “Single-Serving” Legal Software - AI Law Librarians
Way back in 2023, I thought it was amazing how I could use generative AI to streamline my Thanksgiving prep: I gave it my recipes, and it gave me a schedule. It was a static list—a text document that ...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Why learning AI feels like a second job, and how to avoid being overwhelmed by it all (via @mikemcbrideonline.com) wrk3.substack.com/p/learning-a...
Image from linked site. Contents: Cartoon illustration of a child in a red shirt shouting into a garden hose with water spraying out forcefully, eyes closed and mouth wide open. Multiple tan-colored labels reading "ATTENTION REQUEST" are scattered around the child against a blue sky background with white clouds and water spray effects. Green bushes are visible at the bottom of the image.
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Law Librarians Take the Lead: The Future of AI and Legal Information www.geeklawblog.com/2025/11/law-...
Law Librarians Take the Lead: The Future of AI and Legal Information
In this episode of The Geek in Review, we welcome three powerhouse guests—Cas Laskowski, Taryn Marks, and Kristina (Kris) Niedringhaus—who are charting a
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November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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First annual Disability in Law School survey: 1 in 5 law students live with a disability, persistent gaps in institutional support remain lssse.indiana.edu/what-we-do/r...
Annual Results: Research: What We Do: Law School Survey of Student Engagement: Indiana University Bloomington
A compelling look at changes and trends in legal education from 2004 to 2025.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Today we're launching semantic search as an API. The legal technology space is booming, and this is one of the top requests we've heard from innovators. With this launch, new systems can provide powerful legal research without reinventing the search engine itself. 1/

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Semantic Search API Now Live!
Try out our Semantic Search API in CourtListener, a big step forward in case law search!
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November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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What remains for human lawyers as AI systems get more powerful and widely used? Two views from @sglassmeyer.bsky.social and @jordanfurlong.com taxprofblog.aals.org/2025/11/04/f...
Furlong, Glassmeyer: Lawyering in the AI Era • TaxProf Blog
What remains for human lawyers as AI systems get more powerful and widely used in law practice, and what are the implications for legal education? Two complementary views from thoughtful observers of ...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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A look back at lessons learned from last week's mock trial featuring AI jurors abovethelaw.com/2025/10/law-...
Screenshot of Bluesky post by NotreDale.bsky.social. Caption: "Excuse me, juror number 3 is sleeping" Four images: 1: AI jurors ChatGPT, Grok, Claude (large displays) 2: Close up on juror Claude, showing almost no text 3. Simpsons scene 1: Homer and Abu in juror box, Homer head nodded over, wearing comical fake glasses that are supposed to look like eyes open. Abu raising hand. 4. Simpsons scene 2: Glasses now in Abu's hand, showing Homer fast asleep.
November 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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EFF's legal internship gives law students the chance to work on groundbreaking tech law cases. Ready to make an impact? Apply now! www.eff.org/about/oppor...
Legal Internship Opportunities
Applications are now open for the Spring 2026 Intern Class, with a deadline of November 1. See below for instructions and a link to the application.EFF’s legal internships provide law students with a
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October 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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The five 'Fs'—Fabrication, Fluency, Fickleness, Fragility, and (un)Faithfulness—that help explain the subtle deceptiveness of AI. Insightful article by @amysalyzyn.bsky.social www.slaw.ca/2025/10/28/d...
Deceptive Dynamics of Generative AI: Beyond the “First-Year Associate” Framing - Slaw
Guidance for lawyers on generative AI use consistently urges careful verification of outputs. One popular framing advises treating AI as a “first-year associate”—smart and keen, but inexperienced and ...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Finally, some good news:

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TaxProf Blog 2.0 • TaxProf Blog
TaxProf Blog 2.0 has a new home at the Association of American Law Schools with new tax editors and legal education editors
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October 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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"A turning point for the entire legal profession and for everyone whom that profession serves." www.lawnext.com/2025/10/to-a...
To A Sometimes ‘Shell-Shocked’ ClioCon Audience, Jack Newton Presented Clio’s Vision for a New Era of AI-Driven Legal Work
Have you ever found yourself present in a moment and realized you were witnessing something historic? It is not an exaggeration to say that is what many of the 2,700 in-person attendees felt who were....
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October 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Looking back at the Vals legal AI research report: Why didn’t the big players play ball and other questions www.artificiallawyer.com/2025/10/20/v...
Vals Legal AI Research Eval – The Aftermath
The latest Vals Legal AI Report (VLAIR) has been published and focuses on legal research. It’s certainly got attention because key players didn’t take part and AI clearly ‘beat’ human lawyers. AL t…
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October 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM