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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 posting opinion summaries, under corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated. To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:
Opinion Summaries Posted for Week Ending January 9,2026:
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. In an era marked by transnational crime, cyber intrusion, terrorism, and global data flows, the traditional notion that a state’s law enforcement authority stops at its borders has been steadily eroded, even as the principle of territorial sovereignty remains central to international law.
This post examines territorial search and seizure as it relates to international affairs, focusing on the tension between state sovereignty, constitutional protections, and the practical demands of global security and law enforcement.
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 many legal research platforms, court systems, compliance workflows, and knowledge-management environments. The central question is no longer whether AI will affect our work, but how it reshapes professional responsibility, judgment, and value.
From Research Assistance to Research Accountability
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 areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated. To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:
Opinion Summaries Posted for Week Ending October 24, 2025:
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, Quo, Tonkean, and UnitedLex. Together, these updates signal how quickly legal practice, education, and dispute resolution are being reshaped by technology.
FROM CO COUNSEL TO BLOCKCHAIN…
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 and other frontier technologies can reshape the practice of law. Unlike earlier waves of legal technology that focused mainly on cost savings and efficiency, Liftlab has a broader ambition: to make legal services not just faster or cheaper, but better, more equitable, and more accessible.
This mission has implications well beyond law firms and classrooms. Law libraries: whether academic, government, court, firm-based, or public stand to benefit greatly from Liftlab’s research, tools, and experiments. By acting as trusted intermediaries between new technologies and legal practitioners, libraries could become vital testing grounds and educational partners in this era of transformation.
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 analytics.
Institutions that pair clear AI governance, staff training, and data management will not only retain headcount but also create specialist positions, reshaping the profession.
Key sources: AALL State of the Profession 2025 · ILTA 2024 Tech Survey · ABA AI TechReport 2024 · Thomson Reuters Future of Professionals 2024 · WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025
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 corresponding areas of law, weekly whenever possible in order to keep blog readers updated. To gain access to these case summaries, click on the corresponding links below:
Opinion Summaries Posted for Week Ending August 15, 2025:
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 planning, reasoning, and executing complex, multi step workflows in professional settings.
That vision became reality on August 5, 2025 with the official launch of CoCounsel Legal, a platform that blends agentic workflows with advanced research capabilities, all powered by Westlaw’s vast legal content. Thomson Reuters is positioning it as the most comprehensive AI solution yet for legal professionals.
First unveiled to the media during a July 24 press briefing, the new platform introduces two major innovations: guided workflows that can manage sophisticated legal tasks from start to finish, and Deep Research, an AI-powered research engine that leverages Westlaw’s proprietary tools to deliver thorough, authoritative results. In an August 5 posting in LawSites Weekly Bob Ambrogi writes… “Unlike traditional AI-assisted research that summarizes search results, Deep Research creates research plans, executes them iteratively, and delivers comprehensive reports with transparent reasoning”