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New GPT-Based Chat App from LawDroid Is A Lawyer’s ‘Copilot’ for Research, Drafting, Brainstorming and More

LawSites

to serve as a lawyer’s virtual legal assistant, able to help with researching legal issues, drafting emails and letters, summarizing documents, brainstorming blog ideas, and even just conversational chatting. Draft an email. Draft email. Currently, it is able to perform eight types of functions: Research a legal issue.

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Vermont dispatch: Proposal 2 would remove language of slavery, indentured servitude from state constitution

JURIST

In the Founding Era, numerous other states used Vermont’s constitution as a model when drafting their own constitution, including the slavery exceptions. Additionally, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled in 1802 that once crossed over into Vermont, a slave contract from another state was unenforceable.

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Justices craft jurisdictional framework for judicial supervision of arbitration

SCOTUSBlog

After she lost the arbitration, Badgerow sued in Louisiana, asking a state court to vacate the arbitration award; Walters removed the suit to federal court and asked that court to confirm the award. The issue for the justices was whether the federal court had jurisdiction to decide whether the award should be confirmed or vacated.

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Legal Issues in Oceanic Transport of Carbon Dioxide for Sequestration: Sabin Center Launches New Report

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Several of those facilities will be located in Texas and Louisiana on or near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, making them easily accessible to ships carrying carbon dioxide from overseas. It primarily examines how key states—North Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana, and Texas—have implemented provisions under the SDWA.

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How to Pass the Louisiana Notary Exam

Paralegal Bootcamp

Louisiana is not one of those states. To become a Notary Public in Louisiana, a candidate must pass a notary exam which, since the current format was adopted, has a pass rate just under 21%. The First Step Towards the Louisiana Notary Examination. The First Step Towards the Louisiana Notary Examination. LEARN MORE.

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With Two New Policy Statements, FERC Recommits to Ensuring Gas Infrastructure Projects Serve the Public Interest

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FERC’s newly announced draft Certificate Policy Statement proposes a shift in the Commission’s approach to assessing the need for new pipelines to ensure it is aligned with the requirements of the NGA. This represents a major shift in FERC practice, although not a major shift from its existing Certificate Policy.

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Schools, Sheriffs, and Syringes: State Plans Vary for Spending $26B in Opioid Settlement Funds

The Crime Report

Recordings of past meetings are posted online , along with the agenda, board packet, and policies discussed — including a draft of the diversity and inclusion policy the board is considering. In contrast, the process of distributing settlement dollars in Louisiana has barely begun. The public can attend meetings in person or online.