President Biden Signs Wide-Ranging Executive Order on AI With Serious Implications for Employers

On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden signed an executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI) in an effort to establish a “coordinated, Federal Government-wide approach” to the responsible development and implementation... Read more »
Philippines president condemns killing of broadcaster Juan Jumalon amid rising concerns over journalist safety – JURIST

Philippines president condemns killing of broadcaster Juan Jumalon amid rising concerns over journalist safety – JURIST

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned the killing of a journalist during a live broadcast on Sunday, as advocacy groups sounded the alarm over violence against reporters in the country. Juan Jumalon,... Read more »
ICC president delivers annual report amid one of court’s ‘most active periods’ – JURIST

ICC president delivers annual report amid one of court’s ‘most active periods’ – JURIST

The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) presented the court’s annual report to the UN General Assembly Monday. The address took place 25 years after the original signing of the Rome... Read more »
President Biden signs executive order setting safety standards for AI – JURIST

President Biden signs executive order setting safety standards for AI – JURIST

US President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday setting landmark safety and security standards for artificial intelligence (AI). The order will force major AI developers to: share safety test results with... Read more »
Panama president calls for vote on contentious mining contract – JURIST

Panama president calls for vote on contentious mining contract – JURIST

Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo announced on Sunday that he will hold a referendum to determine the fate of a contentious mining contract. Cortizo also said late last week that he was placing... Read more »
Former PCLaw CEO Olivia Mockel Named President and COO of Practice Management Company ZenCase

Former PCLaw CEO Olivia Mockel Named President and COO of Practice Management Company ZenCase

The cloud-based law practice management company ZenCase has named Olivia Mockel, a lawyer and legal technology executive, as its president and chief operating officer.  “I am driven to help legal professionals become... Read more »
France President Macron deploys 7,000 soldiers following teacher’s killing in possible terrorist attack – JURIST

France President Macron deploys 7,000 soldiers following teacher’s killing in possible terrorist attack – JURIST

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Saturday that 7,000 soldiers would be mobilized after the country activated its highest alert level following the stabbing death of a teacher in an apparent Islamist attack.... Read more »
Former Madagascar president injured during anti-government rally – JURIST

Former Madagascar president injured during anti-government rally – JURIST

Former Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana told Reuters on Saturday that he was injured during a rally against the incumbent president Andry Rajoelina’s re-election bid. Ravalomanana posted a photo of the bleeding injury... Read more »
Peru dispatch: the death of the Vice President of Congress demonstrates the precariousness of Peruvians’ right to health care – JURIST

Peru dispatch: the death of the Vice President of Congress demonstrates the precariousness of Peruvians’ right to health care – JURIST

Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in and affecting Perú. All of them... Read more »
LawNext: June Hsiao Liebert, President of the American Association of Law Libraries, On AI and the Future of Law Librarians

LawNext: June Hsiao Liebert, President of the American Association of Law Libraries, On AI and the Future of Law Librarians

 On July 27, June Hsiao Liebert took office as president of the American Association of Law Libraries, the association that represents more than 3,600 law librarians and legal information professionals throughout the world. The... Read more »
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