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Deepfaked Evidence: What Case Law Tells Us About How the Rules of Authenticity Needs to Change

Berkley Technology Law Journal

Candidate, 2026 GenAI’s threat to authenticating evidence In June 2023, the story of Mata v. Dfinity , defense moved to disqualify plaintiff’s attorney for making statements caught on video. Judges should remind attorneys that, under this rule, they cannot frivolously assert a deepfake defense. By Audrey Mitchell, J.D.

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California’s DELETE Act has come into force: what are the new requirements for data brokers?

Legal IT Group

Data brokers must register with the California Attorney General, pay a registration fee, and provide relevant information about their activities. DELETE transfers the functions of the Attorney General to the California Privacy Protection Agency (hereinafter – CPPA). How was it before? How do brokers register?

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The NextGen Bar Exam Will Be Available in 2026: How Are States Preparing?

Legal Tech Monitor

The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) has announced that a new exam, dubbed the Next Generation (NextGen) Bar Exam, will be administered for the first time in July 2026. The Task Force conducted a three-year study exploring the required competencies for entry-level attorneys and how they should be assessed.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

Above the Law - Technology

Traction: We are adding about 25 people a day as registrants, having fully launched in late October 2023, and have begun demos with attorneys. Altumatim Elevator Pitch: Altumatim is the story-based eDiscovery platform that fully automates document review and finds the most important evidence by learning the story the attorney wants to tell.

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How to Become a B Corp Law Firm—and Why it Matters

Clio

While environmental lawyers led the way in this movement, we’re now seeing immigration attorneys, family law practices, and even BigLaw firms earn B Corp status to attract clients and employees who share their worldview. Accountability. You must legally commit to considering all stakeholders—not just profits—in business decisions.

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Three Ways AI-Assisted Court Reporting Helps Improve Client Experience 

Attorney at Work

AI services are among the top tools law firms are investigating to deliver greater client value and efficiency in one fell swoop, which is why we see the AI software market in the legal industry projected to register a growth of over 28% by 2026. That’s because AI is about client experience.

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California Amends Data Broker Law

Inside Privacy

The new law represents a substantive overhaul of California’s existing data broker statute, which requires data brokers to register with the California Attorney General annually. However, it transitions responsibility for these registrations to the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) from the Attorney General.

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