Bloomberg Law has US Courts Cautiously Experiment With AI to Speed Up Their WorkThe First, Fifth, and Federal circuits are looking into possible uses of AI. For example, the Fifth Circuit is testing whether AI can make initial evaluations on motions for extensions of time or determine whether a party filed an appeal in
New York Court Rejects Litigant's AI Avatar During Oral Argument
New
York Court Rejects Litigant’s AI Avatar During Oral Argument
AI "court reporters" in AZ
AZ Supreme Court’s New “Reporters” Aren’t Human Arizona’s highest court has unveiled AI-generated avatars Daniel and Victoria to deliver court news. KVOA reports these digital personas will explain cases and decisions on the court’s website and social media. “We want to help you understand the court and its decisions better and make sure you
7th Cir. Chief Judge Sykes to go senior
Law.com has 7th Circuit Chief Judge Diane Sykes to Take Senior Status — Sykes, who joined the Seventh Circuit in 2004 after serving on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was reportedly on President Donald Trump’s shortlist of judges to replace Justice Antonin Scalia.U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Chief Judge Diane Sykes will be taking
SoCal Appellate news in the LA Times
The front page of the LA Times on Saturday had Their community in ashes, the Palisades Symphony finds solace in music featuring Justice Helen Bendix, “one of the 16 members of the symphony and the chorale who had lost their homes.” And the Opinion section of the LA Times on Sunday had Editorial: Finally, the Supreme
“Plain Error” versus “Fundamental Error”
I was reading through CA4’s recent opinion in Le Doux v. Western Express, Inc., ___ F.4th ___ (4th Cir. 2025), when I came across this footnote:
Western Express and Worthy contend that we review the decision for plain error because Le Doux never briefed or argued in the district court whether Virginia law permits a
Llewellyn v. Fechtel: Do you think 8,984 RFAs are enough?
Sometimes I worry that AI is going to replace lawyers. And then the universe hands me an opinion like Llewellyn v. Fechtel, showing that nothing that able to pass the Turing test could ever do our jobs.
Llewellyn is a trusts-and-estates case; basically, Fechtel claimed the Llewellyn breached her fiduciary duties as trustee. The
AI teaches legal writing
The Recorder has Davis Wright Tremaine Turns to Gen AI to Teach Its Associates Legal Writing — The firm’s proprietary software DWT Prose gives writing recommendations based on the work product of the firm’s experienced attorneys.
Trial Court Cannot Require Transcript as Prerequisite to Appeal
You hate to see it: In Wolfe v. Wolfe, the ex husband filed a pro se motion to modify child support. The court granted the motion in part and denied it in part. In its final order, it said: “Should either of the parties wish to appeal they must at the moving party’s cost
9th Cir. Conference news
The DJ reports Retired Justice Kennedy urges civility at 9th Circuit conference — Senior 9th U.S. Circuit Judge Mary M. Schroeder also paid tribute to the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.On an evening that featured a heartfelt tribute to former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died last December, former Justice Anthony M.