Before getting started on the blog entry of the week, a housekeeping matter. My daughter is coming in for spring break at the end of this week and then leaving at the end of the following week. So, it is unlikely I will have a blog entry next week. I certainly plan on a blog
Innovation Era: Powering the AI Age
The explosion of artificial intelligence is no longer just a software revolution; it is rapidly becoming an industrial and infrastructural challenge of unprecedented scale. At The Washington Post’s Building America: Powering the AI Age summit in Washington, DC, Associate Editor Frances Stead Sellers sat down with two leaders at the absolute forefront of this energy
PMPRB opens consultation to streamline Board hearings
On March 5, 2026, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB or Board) published a series of proposed Practice Directions to streamline its hearing process. The proposed Practice Directions signal an important procedural shift away from live in-person, “action”-style hearings in favour of paper-based “application”-style hearings. This change, to facilitate shorter and less
Bringing Order to Orbit: FCC Grapples With Licensing Space-Based Data Centers
In recent months, various space and satellite companies have filed applications with the Federal Communications Commission seeking authorization to deploy satellites to operate as orbital data centers.
How to Use AI for Early Case Assessment (ECA): Benefits and Best Practices | DISCO
Discover how AI transforms early case assessment with dramatic cost reduction, faster insights, and smarter decision-making.
The New Face of Discovery: HaystackID’s CoreFlex Brings AI, Slack, and Enterprise Data into One Legal Workflow
Editor’s Note: HaystackID is making a clear argument at Legalweek 2026: legal teams can no longer afford to manage discovery, forensic collection, enterprise chat, AI-enabled analysis, and third-party productions through disconnected systems. This article examines how the company’s expanded CoreFlex platform brings Slack, Microsoft Purview exports, structured chat, forensic scheduling, and AI services into a
General Assembly Poised to Consider Wide Array of Workplace Bills
The Connecticut General Assembly is back in session and, as has become an annual tradition on this blog, the Labor & Public Employees Committee is busy scheduling hearings on a wide array of bills that could significantly impact employers across the state. If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know
AI & the Law: Who's Drawing the Line?
UPL & Legal AI: Lawyers, users and builders must be aware of fragmented US landscape. AI legal products must navigate jurisdiction specific rules.
Beijing Internet Court Published Model AI-related Cases – Part II
In Part I of this NRF blog series, posted here, we reported on three AI-related cases published in 2025 by the Beijing Internet Court as being ‘model’ (precedent-illustrating) AI cases. In this article, we continue with the remaining three cases.
Cheng v. Sun – AI misuse
The plaintiff and the defendant were both members
Beijing Internet Court Published Model AI-related Cases – Part I
With the increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) in all walks of life, disputes relating to AI are also rapidly emerging. In a press conference last year, the Beijing Internet Court published eight ‘model’ (precedent-illustrating) cases involving AI. These cases relate to various aspects of AI usage, including AI-created graphics, voice generation,