Guest Post: The Caselaw Access Project — Then, Now, Tomorrow

Guest Post: The Caselaw Access Project — Then, Now, Tomorrow

On my left: the edge of the off-ramp, a modest guardrail, and a fifty-foot drop. On my right, inching closer: a tractor-trailer determined to occupy my lane. I hit the brakes. The... Read more »
India blocks YouTube access to Canadian investigative documentary on killing of Sikh activist – JURIST

India blocks YouTube access to Canadian investigative documentary on killing of Sikh activist – JURIST

CBC reported Wednesday that India blocked access on YouTube and X to a Canadian investigative documentary focused on the alleged involvement of the Indian government in the murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh... Read more »
New Training for Lay Legal Advocates in Arizona Aims to Expand Access to Justice Statewide

New Training for Lay Legal Advocates in Arizona Aims to Expand Access to Justice Statewide

Training kicked off last month in Arizona for a new class of legal advocates who will work at community-based organizations throughout the state to provide free limited-scope legal help to clients in... Read more »
The UK Gets Access To Thomson Reuters’ Gen AI Product CoCounsel Core and Soon To Its AI-Assisted Research on Westlaw Edge

The UK Gets Access To Thomson Reuters’ Gen AI Product CoCounsel Core and Soon To Its AI-Assisted Research on Westlaw Edge

Thomson Reuters today brings its generative AI legal assistant CoCounsel Core to the United Kingdom, following its initial rollout in the United States and expansion last month into Australia and Canada. The... Read more »
Access to Justice Requires Access to Law. So Why Aren’t the Advocates of Each More Closely Aligned?

Access to Justice Requires Access to Law. So Why Aren’t the Advocates of Each More Closely Aligned?

Two travesties persist in tainting access by all to the U.S. legal system. One is the gaping lack of access to justice. The Legal Services Corporation estimates that 92% of the civil... Read more »
Event Tomorrow Marks the End of Commercial Restrictions on the Caselaw Access Project that Digitized All U.S. Case Law

Event Tomorrow Marks the End of Commercial Restrictions on the Caselaw Access Project that Digitized All U.S. Case Law

Back in 2018, something remarkable happened. The Caselaw Access Project, part of Harvard Law School’s Library Innovation Lab, completed its three-year project to digitize all U.S. case law — some 6.4 million cases dating... Read more »
DOJ and White House Target Foreign Access to Sensitive Personal D

DOJ and White House Target Foreign Access to Sensitive Personal D

On February 28, 2024, President Biden released an Executive Order (“EO”) “addressing the extraordinary and unusual national security threat posed by the continued effort of certain countries of concern to access Americans’ bulk sensitive... Read more »
Lawyers trying to increase access to justice see promise in generative AI

Lawyers trying to increase access to justice see promise in generative AI

For lawyers working to close the justice gap, generative artificial intelligence could be a real game changer. According to a 2022 study by the Legal Services Corp., 92% of low-income Americans’ civil... Read more »
On LawNext: How One Legal Aid Program Is Creating A Culture Of Innovation To Enhance Access to Justice

On LawNext: How One Legal Aid Program Is Creating A Culture Of Innovation To Enhance Access to Justice

At a time when some 92% of the civil legal problems of low-income Americans receive no or inadequate legal help, innovative measures are needed to close the justice gap. Recognizing that, Legal Aid... Read more »
Employer Considerations for Responding to Right of Access Request

Employer Considerations for Responding to Right of Access Request

In 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) clarified the limits of applicants’ right of access requests under Article 15 of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in landmark decisions... Read more »
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