9 Best Articles in 2021
Post Politics
Analysis | Trump lawyers suffer embarrassing rebukes from judges over voter fraud claims
Post Politics
4 min read · 115 saves · 2020-11-11 · Over and over again over the past week, Trump's lawyers have been forced to account for their lack of evidence. It often hasn't gone well.
Cointelegraph
Smart Contracts Are Taking Over Functions of Lawyers: Expert Blog
Cointelegraph
4 min read · 32 saves · From 2018 · Smart Contracts Are Taking Over Functions of Lawyers: Expert Blog...
HackerNoon
20 top lawyers were beaten by legal AI. Here are their surprising responses
HackerNoon
5 min read · 52 saves · From 2018 · Jonathan Marciano · In a landmark study, 20 top US corporate lawyers with decades of experience in corporate law and contract review were pitted against an AI…
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MIT Technology Review
The coming war on the hidden algorithms that trap people in poverty
MIT Technology Review
9 min read · 443 saves · 2020-12-04 · A growing group of lawyers are uncovering, navigating, and fighting the automated systems that deny the poor from housing, jobs, and basic services.
The New York Times
Trump’s Lawyers, in Confidential Memo, Argue to Head Off a Historic Subpoena
The New York Times
9 min read · 47 saves · From 2018 · The legal memo takes an expansive view on the president’s authority. Lawyers argued that, as president, Mr. Trump has the power to end investigations.
Farnam Street
Your First Thought Is Rarely Your Best Thought: Lessons on Thinking
Farnam Street
3 min read · 215 saves · From 2018 · Most people have no time to think. They schedule themselves like lawyers. They work in five- to eight-minute increments, scheduled back to back. They think only in first thoughts never in second thoughts.
World Economic Forum
This AI outperformed 20 corporate lawyers at legal work
World Economic Forum
2 min read · 18 saves · From 2018 · A group of experienced lawyers pitted their skills and knowledge against an algorithm, and the results reveal much about how artificial intelligence is shaking up industries.
Slate
Here’s How You Can Help Fight Family Separation at the Border
Slate
3 min read · 44 saves · From 2018 · Lawyers, translators, donations, protest.
Bloomberg
JPMorgan Software Does in Seconds What Took Lawyers 360,000 Hours
Bloomberg
7 min read · 180 saves · From 2017 · At JPMorgan Chase & Co., a learning machine is parsing financial deals that once kept legal teams busy for thousands of hours.
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MIT Technology Review
The coming war on the hidden algorithms that trap people in poverty
MIT Technology Review
9 min read · 443 saves · 2020-12-04 · A growing group of lawyers are uncovering, navigating, and fighting the automated systems that deny the poor from housing, jobs, and basic services.
breitbart.com
Michigan AG Dana Nessel Pursues Sanctions Against Lawyers Questioning Election
breitbart.com
1 min read · 21 saves · 2020-12-26 · Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is pursuing sanctions against lawyers who questioned the outcome of the November election. | Politics
The Hill
Pence refused to sign on to plan to overturn election, lawyers say
The Hill
2 min read · 10 saves · 2020-12-30 · Lawyers representing Rep.
americanthinker.com
Statement
americanthinker.com
53 saves · Jan 15th · We received a lengthy letter from Dominion's defamation lawyers explaining why they believe that their client has been the victim of defamatory statements. Having considered the full import of the…
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The Washington Post
In 2007, Trump was forced to own up to his falsehoods. And he did. Sort of.
The Washington Post
~11 min read · 76 saves · From 2016 · For two straight days, lawyers for a reporter Trump had sued asked the businessman question after question on the same theme: Trump’s honesty.
HuffPost
4 Severely Ill Migrant Toddlers Hospitalized After Lawyers Visit Border Patrol Facility
HuffPost
3 min read · 21 saves · 2019-06-21 · Angelina Chapin · The kids were unresponsive, feverish and vomiting, yet receiving no medical care, according to lawyers.
The Daily Beast
Trump Offered Assange Pardon if He Covered Up Russian Hack, Court Hears
The Daily Beast
2 min read · 108 saves · 2020-02-19 · Nico Hines · Lawyers acting for the WikiLeaks founder said Dana Rohrabacher, a former Republican congressman, had brought the message to London from Trump.
The New York Times
Growing Discomfort at Law Firms Representing Trump in Election Lawsuits
The New York Times
6 min read · 121 saves · 2020-11-09 · Some lawyers at Jones Day and Porter Wright, which have filed suits about the 2020 vote, said they were worried about undermining the electoral system.
The New York Times
The Trump Lawyers’ Confidential Memo to Mueller, Explained
The New York Times
18 saves · From 2018 · The Times obtained copies of a confidential letter sent by President Trump’s lawyers to the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III. Reporters added context in annotations. Below it is another letter from the president’s lawyers sent last summer.
The New York Times
Trump’s Lawyers Want Him to Refuse an Interview in Russia Inquiry
The New York Times
6 min read · 19 saves · From 2018 · The lawyers believe the special counsel lacks standing in some matters, but a refusal would run counter to the president’s statements and raise the specter of a court battle.
NBC News
Lawyers can't find parents of another 100-plus migrant kids
NBC News
2 min read · 29 saves · 2020-11-09 · Last month lawyers ordered to find migrant families separated by the Trump administration said they couldn't find parents for 545 kids. Now they say it's 666.
TechSpot
Machine-learning algorithm beats 20 lawyers in NDA legal analysis
TechSpot
2 min read · 94 saves · From 2018 · Cal Jeffrey · Most of the jobs that get displaced by computers or robots are menial labor that requires little or no education. However, now that machine learning algorithms are becoming more sophisticated, even highly educated positions could be replaced by automation.
The New York Times
Refugees Detained at U.S. Airports, Prompting Legal Challenges to Trump’s Immigration Order
The New York Times
9 min read · 63 saves · From 2017 · Lawyers representing two Iraqi refugees detained at Kennedy Airport filed a writ of habeas corpus seeking to have their clients released.
