American Bar Association

September 24, 2024

Webinar: Prosecutorial Evidence and the Rule of Law

American Bar Association:

Register for the upcoming webinar, Prosecutorial Independence and the Rule of Law, at: www.americanbar.org/events-cle/mtg/web/445186848/

“We are living in a pivotal moment when democratic norms and the rule of law are being challenged in novel and unexpected ways as we struggle to adapt to rapid technological and cultural changes that have changed our relationships and dialogue with each other. In maintaining the rule of law, prosecutorial discretion and independence are essential. Yet not everyone believes that prosecutorial independence exists or understands why it matters. In this panel, former Department of Justice leaders and veteran prosecutors will explore recent challenges to prosecutorial independence and the rule of law at the federal level, including the Project 2025 proposal by the Heritage Foundation.”

September 4, 2024

Cyberspace Law News Fall 2024

by David Badertscher

News From: Jon M. Garon, Chair, Cyberspace Law Committee, Business Law Section American Bar Association:

Dear Colleagues:

Here is the latest news about Cyberspace law, including AI, fintech, privacy, cybersecurity, crypto, digital personas and so much more. We look forward to seeing many of you in San Diego. Please join us for our CLEs, working meetings, and planning sessions.

August 29, 2024

ABA Taskforce Report on the Impact of AI on the Practice of Law: Year 1

by David Badertscher

In August 2023, Mary Smith, President of the American Bar Association (ABA), announced the creation of the ABA Presidential Taskforce on Law and Artificial Intelligence to “bring together lawyers and judges from across the ABA to address the impact of AI on the legal profession and the practice of law.” From it’s beginning, the Taskforce has been concentrating it’s efforts on a broad array of critical AI issues of concern to ABA, including AI’s impact on the legal profession, the courts, legal education, access to justice, governance, risk management, and challenges with generative AI. During the past year, the Task Force has been active on a number of fronts, addressing these issues from various perspectives, including the preparation of it’s Task Force Report on the Impact of AI on the Practice of Law: Year 1 On the Impact of AI on the Practice of Law, released August 2024.

Quoting from the Report: “This Report addresses the critical AI issues that impact lawyers and judges in the practice of law, and provides insights and resources that will equip the legal community to effectively address and leverage these developments. Given the rapid pace of change in the AI landscape (the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released new guidance documents as this Report was being finalized), and the need to give the AI developments the attention they deserve, the AI Task Force will continue its work in the new bar year (2024-25).

Highlights of the AI Task Force’s year [as mentioned in the Report] include: