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The hottest Substack posts of Adam's Legal Newsletter

And their main takeaways

Juror egos and juror ids

79 implied HN points • 18 Feb 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Legal Constitutional Law Supreme Court
  1. Evidence law encompasses a wide range of interests from complex puzzles to civil rights questions.
  2. The Supreme Court deals with Confrontation Clause cases that involve the admissibility of evidence.
  3. Decisions involving juries and evidence can be complex, requiring a balance between legal principles and practical considerations.

Three lawyers and a robot walk into a bar...

59 implied HN points • 25 Mar 23
  1. The post discusses a case where the Supreme Court is looking into whether purely legal issues brought up at summary judgment need to be raised again in a Rule 50 motion for appeal preservation.
  2. The dialogue in the post explores arguments for and against the requirement of re-raising legal arguments after trial or whether a judge should have the power to overturn jury verdicts.
  3. An interesting suggestion introduced in the post is the potential use of AI to convert summary judgment motions into Rule 50 motions, which could prevent unintentional waiver of legal arguments during appeals.

Title 42, or when the only winning move is not to play

59 implied HN points • 04 Feb 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Immigration Legal system Political Dynamics Supreme Court
  1. Title 42 order, implemented during Covid, had legal challenges and was stayed by the Supreme Court - showing complexities in administrative law litigation.
  2. Legal cases involving political parties defending laws passed by the other party often lead to strategic maneuvers and Supreme Court interventions.
  3. Supreme Court decisions, like granting certiorari or stays, are highly discretionary and influenced by philosophical viewpoints, not clear legal rules.

Should AI replace law clerks?

59 implied HN points • 20 Jan 23
🕹 Technology AI Judiciary Legal system Accuracy Speed
  1. AI could serve the same role as law clerks by reviewing briefs, summarizing arguments, and drafting judicial opinions quickly and accurately.
  2. Using AI in judicial decision-making can lead to faster justice, reducing delays that impact litigants, fact-finding quality, litigation expenses, and overall decision-making quality.
  3. The combination of human judges and AI working together is more likely to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of judicial decision-making compared to human judges working alone or solely relying on human law clerks.

AI will make lawyers cheaper, faster, and better

19 implied HN points • 27 Jan 23
🕹 Technology AI Artificial Intelligence
  1. AI will make lawyers cheaper, faster, and better, potentially replacing some tasks traditionally done by human lawyers.
  2. AI's ability to quickly search, analyze, and generate legal content can significantly enhance legal research and drafting processes.
  3. AI's impact on the legal profession may lead to increased access to justice, faster litigation, and changes in the traditional structure and costs of law firms.
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Should AI replace judges?

19 implied HN points • 17 Jan 23
🕹 Technology AI Legal Ethics Regulation Innovation
  1. AI can serve as an accurate, knowledgeable, unbiased, and cost-effective arbitrator, potentially resolving disputes with speed and efficiency
  2. Despite current limitations, the legal profession should be open to AI innovations, recognizing the benefits it can bring to streamlining legal processes
  3. There may be challenges and ethical considerations in implementing AI as arbitrators, but these can be addressed through thoughtful regulation and technological solutions

How software patents are like armed career criminals

0 implied HN points • 11 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Patents Software Innovation Legal Court Cases
  1. Courts face challenges in defining what is considered an abstract idea versus a concrete invention in the realm of software patents.
  2. The use of Section 101 in evaluating software patents can be as vague and problematic as interpreting the Armed Career Criminal Act's residual clause.
  3. Enablement, particularly focusing on functional claiming and ensuring all ways of accomplishing a function are disclosed, could be a more grounded approach to assessing software patent validity.