As an attorney, I’m trained to be suspicious of narratives, allergic to absolutes. I’m contractually obligated to ask, “Who consented?” and answer, “It depends.” That makes watching Neighborhood Watch on HBO Max a unique experience.
Law firms and legal departments require heightened data privacy and cybersecurity risk policies because of the wealth of privileged, confidential and regulated information—including personal data, trade secrets, financial data, employee information and intellectual property they control. To mitigate risks, legal professionals must elevate their security strategy to a risk-driven approach.
We like to imagine technology as neutral, but the reality is that artificial intelligence is developed behind doors that most of us will never enter. I was rudely reminded of this concept last year, when a generative AI prompt making the rounds caught my attention: “Based on what you know about me, draw a picture of what you think my current life looks like.”
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday invalidating President Donald Trump’s tariffs will have enormous legal and practical significance. In a 6-3 decision in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, with seven different opinions filling 170 pages, the court held that the tariffs Trump imposed are illegal.
By a strange twist of history, baby boomers—the generation once ridiculed for technophobia—have become the loudest evangelists for artificial intelligence in law and business. They fill LinkedIn with tales of efficiency, celebrating how easily artificial intelligence turns rough notes into finished drafts and reports. To them, it feels like long-earned liberation from tedium.
Can you teach an old boomer lawyer new tricks? I am a septuagenarian who is uncomfortable adapting to technology. I thought we had it all with the invention of the sticky note.
For nearly 15 years, my identity was intertwined with my professional role as a public servant. I worked as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Labor’s regional solicitor's office in Chicago, representing the government in OSHA, MSHA, wage and hour, whistleblower and ERISA matters.
On Sunday night, either the New England Patriots or the Seattle Seahawks will win Super Bowl LX and hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy. The legendary football coach—two Super Bowl wins and five NFL Championships in his nine seasons with the Green Bay Packers—earned the namesake for the sport’s greatest prize.…
The Secrets We Bury isn’t your typical slick, serialized HBO Max drama, soaked in prestige and production. Nor is it a standard, gritty courtroom thriller with smoking guns and snappy objections. Ultimately, it’s a true-crime documentary with a side of familial psychoanalysis and basement excavation, topped with a helping of psychic readings and communion with the dead.
From 2021 until 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court did not decide one case involving traditional Fourth Amendment issues—such as what is a search, when is a warrant required and whether the exclusionary rule applies.
