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With support from AI, more pro se cases hit court dockets

As people who need legal assistance who cannot afford it increasingly lean on artificial intelligence more frequently, federal judges and legal experts have said the already-overburdened court dockets are being flooded with pro se litigation.

May 26, 2026 12:58 PM CDT

LexisNexis AI Symposium charts transformative change

Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Nik Reed, the chief executive officer of Knowable and vice president of AI product at LexisNexis, and Roland Vogl, the executive director and co-founder of CodeX at the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, about their participation in the 2026 LexisNexis AI Symposium at the Harvard Club.

May 22, 2026 9:10 AM CDT

UC Berkeley Law School restricts use of AI by students

The University of California at Berkeley School of Law announced a new policy this week that bans students from using artificial intelligence for class assignments and during exams.

May 22, 2026 8:22 AM CDT

FTC warns companies to comply with Take It Down Act

The Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to 12 unnamed websites Wednesday to cease offering “nudify” tools that may violate a new federal law allowing victims to petition platforms for the removal of nonconsensual intimate images within “48 hours of a valid request.”

May 21, 2026 10:58 AM CDT

Lawyer can’t represent plaintiffs in morgue scandal because of past AI errors, judge says

A lawyer has been barred from appearing in a case involving a scandal at the Harvard Medical School morgue after he was sanctioned for including fake artificial intelligence citations in other court filings.

May 20, 2026 10:48 AM CDT

Love, Lies and Liability: Ethical boundaries in the age of dating apps

Dating apps, designed for deep connection, have the potential to create ethical tensions for the attorney swipers out there.

May 20, 2026 10:18 AM CDT

Generative AI’s Impact on Lawyers: In praise of the mundane

In just a few years, generative artificial intelligence has already had an enormous impact on the practice of law. Far from a novelty, it’s become a proven tool in the day-to-day work of legal professionals.

May 19, 2026 2:40 PM CDT

Play-Based Learning: Can simulation games help lawyers learn management and business development skills?

Remember The Game of Life? It’s a board game in which you move your little car along a path from early adulthood to retirement, hoping for cash and glory. Barbara Koenen-Geerdink, who wrote the book Beyond Billable Hours and founded the law firm development firm with the same name, said playing Life with her kids inspired her to develop a simulation business game for lawyers.

May 19, 2026 9:40 AM CDT

Happy to reach out, but how? Do clients prefer texts or emails, and what makes the most sense for counsel?

Texting, lawyers note, is a speedy way to exchange information, but it also encourages informality and blurs the lines between their work and personal lives. While clients increasingly prefer text to email, lawyers say they are balancing efficiency, recordkeeping, professionalism and clarity when picking the best mode of communication.

May 14, 2026 1:41 PM CDT

Anthropic launches Claude for Legal, expands generative AI offerings for lawyers

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has launched Claude for Legal, dramatically expanding its generative AI offerings for lawyers and legal professionals.

May 14, 2026 11:40 AM CDT

Parents accuse ChatGPT of assisting in son’s drug-induced death

The parents of a 19-year-old college student sued technology and research company OpenAI in a California court Tuesday after their son fatally overdosed on a drug combination allegedly prescribed by ChatGPT without warning of risk.

May 13, 2026 11:40 AM CDT

How AI has supercharged dispute resolution and arbitration

Arbitration has emerged as a faster, more streamlined option for parties looking to resolve disputes. The emergence of generative artificial intelligence has supercharged arbitration even more.

May 13, 2026 9:06 AM CDT

Judge in Charlie Kirk case won’t ban cameras from courtroom

The Utah judge presiding over the murder case of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk has ruled that he won’t impose a blanket prohibition on media in the courtroom, Courthouse News Service reports.

May 12, 2026 9:59 AM CDT

Use humans, not AI, to take meeting notes, attorneys say

Increasingly, managers are using AI, rather than humans, to take meeting notes. That’s a terrible idea, according to lawyers. Its two main problems are discovery-related, attorneys told the New York Times. Sharing meeting notes from an AI bot could void attorney-client privilege, and AI doesn’t have discretion; it transcribes jokes,…

May 11, 2026 10:56 AM CDT

Neal Katyal draws criticism over TED Talk revealing AI use in SCOTUS tariffs case

Attorney Neal Katyal revealed last week that he used artificial intelligence to prepare for his argument against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, drawing swift criticism online.

May 11, 2026 9:11 AM CDT

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