A Congressional Budget Report, January 13, 2026. Learn more about CBO’s work and its processes in a publication that is typically updated at the start of each Congress or a new session. SUMMARY: Lawmakers created the Congressional Budget Office to help Congress play a stronger role in budget matters. CBO…
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Selected Case Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending January 9, 2026
During the week ending January 9, 2026 we have received listings of 4 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 31 Constitutional Law summaries, 31 Criminal Law Summaries, 3 White Collar Law Summaries, 5 Intellectual Property Summaries, 2 Copyright Law Summaries, and 1 Medical Malpractice Case Summary. We plan is to continue…
Search and Seizure Beyond Borders: Limits in Territorial Law Enforcement
Introduction Territorial search and seizure lies at the intersection of constitutional law, international law, and foreign relations. While domestic legal systems generally define clear rules governing when and how governments may search persons, property, or data, those rules become more complex, and often contested, when enforcement activities cross national borders.…
AI and the Law/Justice Information Professional: What 2026 and Beyond Will Demand
Introduction. This posting draws on guidance and analysis from AALL, IFLA, ACRL, the ABA, Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis, NIST, Stanford HAI, and the World Economic Forum, among others. Artificial intelligence is no longer a speculative “future issue” for law and justice information professionals. By 2026, AI will be embedded, sometimes invisibly, into…
Selected Case Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending October 24, 2025
During the week ending October 24, 2025 we have received listings of 13 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 20 Constitutional Law summaries, 54 Criminal Law Summaries, 3 White Collar Law Summaries, 2 Intellectual Property Summaries, and 6 Medical Malpractice Summaries. We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under corresponding…
From Co Counsel to Blockchain: Recent Key Legal Technology Updates
INTRODUCTION: The legal tech landscape is accelerating, with major announcements spanning AI, blockchain, and automation. Highlights include the American Arbitration Association’s partnership with Integra Ledger on blockchain document authentication, Thomson Reuters expanding CoCounsel and Westlaw Deep Research into law schools, law firms, law libraries and new product launches from Exterro,…
Stanford’s Liftlab: A New Frontier in Legal Tech, And What it Could Mean for Law Libraries
Introduction Stanford Law School has recently announced the launch of the Legal Innovation through Frontier Technology Lab (Liftlab),led by Stanford CodeX research fellow Megan Ma, who will serve as liftlab’s executive director, alongside professor of law Julian Nyarko. Liftlab ia a bold new initiative designed to explore how artificial intelligence…
How Law Librarians Can Stay Relevant in an AI Driven World
Introduction Between now and 2030, law-librarian roles will transform rather than vanish. While routine tasks like first-pass reference triage, some technical cataloging, and current-awareness pathfinders will increasingly be automated, demand will rise for librarians with expertise in AI policy, knowledge architecture, data stewardship, research quality assurance, vendor evaluation, and legal…
Selected Case Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending August 15, 2025
During the week ending August 15, 2025 we have received listings of 31 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 45 Constitutional Law summaries, 78 Criminal Law Summaries, 4 White Collar Law Summaries, 6 Intellectual Property Summaries, and 5 Medical Malpractice Summaries,. We plan is to continue posting opinion summaries, under…
Thomson Reuters Launches CoCounsel Legal With Guided Workflows and Deep Research: A New Era of Legal Research for Legal Professionals
Two months ago, during a media briefing at its New York City offices, Thomson Reuters offered a glimpse of what it called the “next generation” of its CoCounsel artificial intelligence platform, a shift, the company said, from AI tools that simply respond to prompts to intelligent agentic systems capable of…