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eDiscovery Assistant, Legal Research Platform for E-Discovery, Adds AI-Generated Case Law Summaries

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eDiscovery Assistant , a legal research platform for e-discovery case law and resources, is today introducing AI-generated case law summaries. The feature uses ChatGPT to deliver one-paragraph summaries of court decisions, with the goal of enabling legal professionals to more quickly gauge the relevance and implications of a decision.

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Major Canadian Legal Research Service Sues AI Startup Claiming Wrongful Use of Its Court Decisions

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The Canadian Legal Information Institute, a nonprofit organization that is a major provider of free legal research in Canada, has sued a recently launched AI-powered legal research site called Caseway, alleging that it has unlawfully taken CanLII’s cases in order to build its own system.

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How to Do Legal Research: The Ultimate Overview

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Whether you’re brand new to practicing law or a seasoned pro, effective legal research is one of the cornerstones of being a successful lawyer. Throughout your career, legal research skills can help you stay abreast of evolving precedent. What is Legal Research? Why is Effective Legal Research Important?

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Are two unpublished Supreme Court decisions on recall elections precedential?

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Could prior Supreme Court decisions help eliminate uncertainties in the recall process? That’s an interesting question, because the only court decisions regarding a gubernatorial recall aren’t published in the official reports and their precedential effect is questionable. They might not even be citable. (Cf.

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Event Tomorrow Marks the End of Commercial Restrictions on the Caselaw Access Project that Digitized All U.S. Case Law

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The project initially received financial support from legal research startup Ravel Law. court decisions freely available to the public in a standardized digital format. The 20 Most Important Legal Technology Developments of 2018. New Legal Research Tool Taps Into Caselaw Access Project’s 6.7M

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13 Ways Overturning Roe v. Wade Affects You (even if you think it doesn’t)

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In this article Biehl succinctly and expertly identifies how the upcoming Supreme Court decision in Dobbs V. Kathy Biehl is a lawyer licensed in two states, as well as a prolific multidisciplinary author and writer. Wade has been settled law during her entire career.

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In Partnership with vLex, Free Law Project to Build Complete Case Law Database

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vLex will provide Free Law with financial and technical support, as well as editorial and research support.

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