Technology
- Damien Charlotin has compiled a database tracking legal decisions in cases where generative AI produced hallucinated content. [ongoing]
- Judge David L. Horan (N.D.T.X.) issued a Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence. [5/15/25]
- The AI pilot lead at the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts is exploring how district courts are using AI, FedScoop reports. [5/6/25]
- Law.com reports on Garfield.Law, the first AI-driven law firm to receive regulated legal service authorization in England and Wales. [5/14/25]
Regulatory Innovation
- The Rhode Center released a new study on the Utah legal regulatory sandbox and the Arizona Alternative Business Structure program, Law360 reports. [6/2/25]
- The Regulatory Review is publishing a series of essays on recent efforts by the Administrative Conference of the United States to support nonlawyer representation and assistance in federal agency proceedings. [6/2/25]
Courts, Rules & Access to Justice
- The Kansas Judicial Branch launched a new virtual self-help center. [6/2/25]
- The State Bar of California has published an updated justice gap study, Law360 reports. [5/30/25]
- A recent episode of Talk Justice podcast covers the Legal Services Corporation research brief “The Economic Case for Civil Legal Aid.” [5/27/25]
- The American Bar Foundation Access to Justice Initiative published “State of the Art in Civil Legal Needs Surveys: A Comparative Perspective.” [5/25]
- Matt Reynolds writes in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about the rise of corporate landlords. [5/20/25]
- The Pew Charitable Trusts surveyed states to identify whether and how court date reminders were being used across the country. [5/12/25]
- Cuts to the AmeriCorps program are impacting some court self-help programs, WGLT reports. [4/29/25]
The Profession
- The ABA Journal reports on challenges that women face in the legal profession. [6/1/25]
- The Nevada Supreme Court approved a three-prong bar exam to launch in 2027, the ABA Journal reports. [5/28/25]
- Law360 reports that the California Bar has formally asked the California Supreme Court to approve a provisional licensure program in response to the February bar exam debacle. [5/27/25]
- Illinois will move to the NextGen bar exam beginning in 2028, 2civility reports.
- IAALS at the University of Denver launched a study to explore how different licensure pathways measure and uphold minimum competency in the legal profession. [5/13/25]
The ABA Journal reports that the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions is considering a proposal that would increase required experiential learning credit hours. [5/12/25]
