Generative artificial intelligence—which can generate new content based on a prompt—has the potential to “dramatically improve the efficiency of a lawyer’s practice,” but it also can pose ethical concerns, according to a Florida Bar ethics opinion approved Jan. 19.
A probate lawyer in Tampa, Florida, who abruptly closed his law firm told a judge Friday that he’s been trying “as diligently as possible” to file withdrawal motions in cases for more than 800 clients.
Reese’s labeling portrays its specially shaped chocolate peanut butter products as pumpkins, ghosts, bats and footballs, but the carved chocolate designs shown on the package are not on the candies, according to a $5 million proposed class action lawsuit.
In our final story of the year for our Children & the Law series, we are focusing on the needs of older foster youths about to transition out of care and what supports and services make a difference in their lives. Here are three ways that organizations around the country are helping with this essential work.
Updated: After 15 years of noncompliance issues, the State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners made “a first-of-its kind move” by withdrawing the Peoples College of Law’s registration and terminating its degree-granting authority, according to a Dec. 14 release.
Updated: The American Civil Liberties Union doesn’t support the National Rifle Association or its mission. But the ACLU is representing the gun-rights group as co-counsel in a free speech case before the U.S. Supreme Court, the New York Times reports.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is targeting “progressive” prosecutors—a broad term that carries different meanings in different jurisdictions and frequently signals support for policies aimed at reducing mass incarceration. But it’s not just happening in Florida.
A former U.S. ambassador who was arrested Friday for allegedly acting as a Cuban agent had recently worked at Foley & Lardner as a senior adviser on international business.
Texas and Florida accounted for more than half of the executions this year, with Florida putting six inmates to death and Texas executing eight, according to a report by the Death Penalty Information Center.
Federal jurors in Greenbelt, Maryland, convicted former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby on two counts of perjury Thursday for lying about COVID-19 pandemic hardship to take early withdrawals totaling $90,000 from her city retirement fund.
Updated: A judge in Leon County, Florida, has denied a motion to interview jurors about an alleged group chat before the murder conviction of a dentist accused of hiring hit men to kill a Florida State University law professor.
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