Most legal writers—call them Type 1—don’t care much about the punctilios of Bluebook practice. Those with more bibliographic conscientiousness—Type 2—have long noticed their “sloppiness.” There is, after all, an elaborate code governing citation: a catalogue of mandatory abbreviations in Table T6 and a hierarchy of signals (no signal, see also, cf.), each carrying a distinct and calibrated claim about what the cited authority actually does. Yet outside law reviews and the occasional fastidious chamber, much of this apparatus is ignored.
Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Sean Fitzpatrick, the CEO of LexisNexis' legal business, where he leads strategy, growth, product innovation and operations.
Generative artificial intelligence has proven to be a truly disruptive technology. In just a few short years, AI’s effects have been felt in every industry and across most professions. It has impacted financial markets, company structures and the way that work gets done.
No area of constitutional law is generating more litigation than the Second Amendment. In 2022, in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, the U.S. Supreme Court significantly changed the law of the Second Amendment, holding that gun regulations would be allowed only if they were supported by history and tradition. This has led to challenges in federal and state courts to every type of gun regulation. There is great confusion in the law and splits among state and federal courts on many issues.
Corrected: In many university computer science programs, students are not only allowed to use artificial intelligence during exams, but they are also encouraged to learn about the benefits and efficiency that AI provides to the coding process. However, during exams, the students must also explain how and why they relied on AI, walk through their coding decisions, and demonstrate they understand the functionality.
Since its release, the development of generative artificial intelligence has increased exponentially. Despite its rapid growth, however, many lawyers are hesitant to add AI tools to their firm’s IT stack. One of the top reasons for this reticence is a lack of confidence in the reliability of AI responses.
The season finale of Investigation Discovery’s documentary series Evil Lives Here: My Child the Killer, left me staring at the screen, wondering how a parent, who doesn’t come off as absent, could miss so many signs. I also felt genuine sympathy and confusion for the impossible position that mother now tries to survive. Not navigate, just survive.
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