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.
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Claude 3 does SCOTUS
Adam Unikowsky has a fascinating Substack article about running SCOTUS briefs through Claude 3 (h/t Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution). Here’s a taste:
. . . I decided to do a little more empirical testing of AI’s legal ability. Specifically, I downloaded the briefs in every Supreme Court merits case that has been decided so…
AI opinions arrive!
Law.com has Circuit Judge Uses ChatGPT in Deciding Appeal, Encourages Others to Consider It — In a proposal he said “many will reflexively condemn as heresy,” Judge Kevin Newsom suggests that those who follow an “ordinary meaning” approach to law should consider how AI-powered LLMs such as ChatGPT can “inform the interpretive analysis.”In a move…
MPB on 70th Ann. of Brown v. Board
The Marble Palace Blog: AI Meets ‘Brown v. Board’Friday marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision “Brown v. Board of Education.” To celebrate the day, AI groups have gathered to bring new life to learning about the case.Here is a YouTube hint of how the project all came out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpBFyPm1OEY.Another…
Appellate Mentorship Program Expands
Appellate Mentorship Program Expands to Court of Appeal Attorneys — Program aims to diversify pool of justices and attorneys working in the appellate courts.More than 50 people have graduated from California’s judicial mentorship program for aspiring appellate justices—the program’s newest goal is to also diversify the branch’s hundreds of appellate court attorneys, who help justices…
Circuit split quantification
Law.com has Has a Law Professor Found a Better Way to Quantify Circuit Splits for the Justices? — Stanford’s Joseph A. Grundfest says his percentages-rich method involves more than simple “nose counting.”U.S. Supreme Court lawyers for decades have known of the importance of highlighting “circuit splits” when seeking the justices’ review in a case, but a…
CLA Appellate Summit only a few weeks away!
The 2024 Litigation and Appellate Summit is just around the corner!
APRIL 25-26, 2024 | LONG
BEACH, CA | FULL DETAILS | REGISTER HERE
Don’t delay! The
Litigation Section’s Eighth Annual Litigation and Appellate Summit is in less than two weeks! Come hear
from our keynote speaker, Martin Estrada, the United States
Attorney for the Central District of…
2024 NC Appellate CLE and Social Coming this March!
It’s back! The NCBA Appellate Practice Section Counsel’s Annual CLE and Social is returning this March.
The social will be at Whiskey Kitchen (201 W. Martin St, Raleigh) on Thursday, March 7 at 5pm. Join us for drinks, food, and a great time. Sign up here.
The next day, head over to the NCBA…