Technology
- Ars Technica reports on the likelihood that judges will overlook AI errors. [7/21]
- Legaltech Hub published a map of AI agents in legal. [7/18]
- The California Judicial Council has approved a rule governing court-related use of AI, Reuters reports. Law.com also reports. [7/18]
- In his Substack, Sateesh Nori explores how landlords are deploying AI and automation tools to accelerate eviction filings. [7/10]
- A Thomson Reuters Institute article discusses findings from the recent 2025 Survey of State Courts, which asked judges and court professionals about court operations, including AI adoption. Bob Ambrogi also reports. [7/10 & 7/11]
Regulatory Innovation
- An Axios article explores growing private equity attention on law firms in states with Rule 5.4 reform. [7/11]
- The Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Legal Regulatory Reform has recommended a limited licensed legal practitioners program to assist self-represented litigants with advice and help filling out forms in housing and consumer debt cases, Law360 reports. [7/7]
- Business Insider explores how Managed Services Organizations (MSOs) can operate as a loophole to nonlawyer ownership of law firms. A Holland & Knight blog discusses the same. [7/6 & 7/10]
Courts, Rules & Access to Justice
- David Slayton, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, has been awarded the Warren E. Burger Award for Excellence in Court Administration. [7/21]
- Law.com reports on the strike by legal service workers in New York City. [7/18]
- A Harvard A2J Lab blog explores how summons redesign, and other informational interventions, can reduce failure to appear rates in criminal cases. [7/14]
- The Illinois Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Justice has launched a two-year pilot program on remote court appearances. [7/10]
The Profession