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Sanctions imposed for ‘collective debacle’ involving AI hallucinations and 2 firms, including K&L Gates

A special master has imposed a $31,100 sanction against K&L Gates and a second law firm for submitting a brief with “bogus AI research.”

May 14, 2025 12:50 PM CDT

Provisional licenses considered as another California bar exam remedy

Bar candidates who failed or withdrew from February’s problem-plagued California bar exam would be eligible to work under the supervision of an experienced attorney until they could pass the exam, according to the State Bar of California board of trustee’s latest proposal.

May 14, 2025 9:29 AM CDT

Lawyer with huge social media following is accused of performing ‘no legal work of value’ for several clients

A California lawyer with more than 60,000 Instagram followers is accused in an ethics complaint of taking fees from several clients while producing “no legal work of value” in return.

May 13, 2025 1:03 PM CDT

Judge rejects home confinement for ‘slots whisperer’ lawyer who spent nearly $9M in investor money

A California lawyer accused of spending nearly $9 million in investor money will be serving prison time after pleading guilty to wire fraud and money laundering.

May 7, 2025 3:30 PM CDT

California state bar sues vendor after troubled exam

Now facing an audit itself, the State Bar of California is suing ProctorU, the vendor that administered the ill-fated February launch of the state’s remote and hybrid exam, alleging the company failed to deliver on its claims that it was capable of handling the needs of bar examinees.

May 7, 2025 9:22 AM CDT

California Supreme Court orders return to Multistate Bar Examination, lowers bar pass score

The State Bar of California, still reeling from the disastrous February launch of its bar exam written in conjunction with Kaplan, was recently hit with California Supreme Court orders mandating the return to the Multistate Bar Examination in July and lowering the bar pass score for the February examinees.

May 6, 2025 1:45 PM CDT

Does artificial intelligence have a role in legal scholarship?

Now that artificial intelligence is actively used by many in academia—in the classroom, for syllabus development and in research—what is its proper role in legal scholarship while maintaining academic integrity?

May 2, 2025 1:35 PM CDT

California delays releasing results from troubled February bar exam

The State Bar of California will not be able release the much-anticipated results of the problem-plagued February bar exam on Friday as initially intended.

Apr 30, 2025 8:47 AM CDT

Some of California’s troubled bar exam was drafted by nonlawyers with help from artificial intelligence

Updated: Despite a multimillion dollar contract with Kaplan to create its new bar exam, the State Bar of California recycled some questions and had its independent psychometrician draft portions of its new bar exam’s multiple-choice questions with help from artificial intelligence, according to a news release.

Apr 24, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

Judge who shot wife, called in absence is convicted in retrial; his advice to son is ‘beyond sad,’ DA says

A California judge who fatally shot his wife and admitted the shooting was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in a retrial.

Apr 23, 2025 9:57 AM CDT

What can Luigi Mangione’s trial tell us about unbiased juries?

At a time when 58% of Americans have reported issues with health insurance in the past year, attorneys say finding an unbiased jury for Luigi Mangione, who’s accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, will be nearly impossible without many hurdles.

Apr 22, 2025 9:54 AM CDT

Sanctions imposed for ‘collective debacle’ involving AI hallucinations and 2 firms, including K&L Gates

Provisional licenses considered as another California bar exam remedy

Lawyer with huge social media following is accused of performing ‘no legal work of value’ for several clients

Judge rejects home confinement for ‘slots whisperer’ lawyer who spent nearly $9M in investor money

California state bar sues vendor after troubled exam

California Supreme Court orders return to Multistate Bar Examination, lowers bar pass score

Does artificial intelligence have a role in legal scholarship?

California delays releasing results from troubled February bar exam

Some of California’s troubled bar exam was drafted by nonlawyers with help from artificial intelligence

Judge who shot wife, called in absence is convicted in retrial; his advice to son is ‘beyond sad,’ DA says

What can Luigi Mangione’s trial tell us about unbiased juries?

Former Girardi Keese CFO ordered to pay over $8.9M in restitution, serve prison time for embezzlement

Lawyers will seek stipulated dismissal of fired associate’s bias suit against Kirkland & Ellis

Nonprofits that challenged mass firings didn’t have standing, Supreme Court says while staying rehiring order

Suits seeking continued US funding will likely be routed to Court of Federal Claims after SCOTUS decision, law prof says

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