Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

MARCH 7, 2025

By: Evan Lees In 2014, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Riley v. California , mandating that law enforcement obtain a warrant before searching digital information and underscoring the critical need for privacy protections in the digital age. [1] The Supreme Court Must Step In., Kennedy Jr.’s 1149, 1193–94 (2021). [17]

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Rocket Matter

MAY 21, 2025

However, you must first obtain a law license in each state where you intend to practice. In this context, practicing law includes activities like advertising legal services, offering legal advice, preparing legal documents, representing clients in court, and negotiating settlements.

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Above the Law - Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In what it described as a case pitting “real lawyers against a robot lawyer,” a federal court in Illinois has dismissed a law firm’s suit against the self-help legal service DoNotPay. ” Another lawsuit alleging unauthorized practice of law by DoNotPay, Faridian v.

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CaseFox

APRIL 13, 2023

However, not all personal injury claims are successful in court. Here are the top reasons why personal injury claims fail in court. This can include witness statements, medical records, and other documentation that supports the plaintiff’s claims. Personal injury claims can be complex and difficult to win.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

As the Second World War waned, delegates from 50 nations convened in San Francisco to draft the founding document for what would become the leading international organization in the world. Among other provisions, the Charter establishes the equality of sovereign states and strictly limits the use of force in international conflicts.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Work-Related Requirement To get workers’ compensation benefits, a worker must be an employee rather than an independent contractor, and they must not work in a profession that is exempt under state law. In addition, work-related illnesses may require detailed documentation linking the condition to the job duties or workplace.

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Kevin O'Keefe

JANUARY 25, 2023

Overviews of Iowa’s state laws and regulations related to farming and agriculture, including those pertaining to zoning, land use, and conservation. Information on the rights and responsibilities of Iowa farmers and agricultural businesses, such as labor laws and workplace safety regulations.

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Discovery Advocate

JUNE 7, 2023

Even where a court rules that a company does not have possession, custody or control of an employee’s text messages pursuant to its BYOD policy or other factors, those text messages still may be discoverable through a subpoena to the employee directly.

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Discovery Advocate

JUNE 8, 2023

Even where a court rules that a company does not have possession, custody or control of an employee’s text messages pursuant to its BYOD policy or other factors, those text messages still may be discoverable through a subpoena to the employee directly.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 12, 2024

It was an audaciously mockable pivot…and yet, the district court judge shockingly bought the argument. Unfortunately, the court expresses this intuitively obvious result in a baroque, technical, and inaccessible opinion. The district court said the “website” was the chattel. ” That’s true.

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Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In what it described as a case pitting “real lawyers against a robot lawyer,” a federal court in Illinois has dismissed a law firm’s suit against the self-help legal service DoNotPay. Another lawsuit alleging unauthorized practice of law by DoNotPay, Faridian v.

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Inside Privacy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Note that the data localization prohibition in this Regulation applies to individual EU Member States’ laws; it does not preclude the EU from implementing data localization requirements. The EU institutions are negotiating a final draft.

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Joshua Gilliland

JANUARY 12, 2016

Instead, the Court dressed down the attorneys on their meet and confer efforts: This discovery dispute has quickly transformed into a behemoth, replete with competing and disputed descriptions of at the Parties’ efforts to meet and confer. The Court found that “unacceptable.” 23, 2015, No. C14-1443RAJ) 2015 U.S.

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CaseFox

JULY 16, 2023

Fastcase can provide firms and legal professionals online access to various cases, case law, statutes, amendments, rules & regulations. Not just that, it also provides information about court laws, constitutions and law review articles, etc. You can find cases in Justia from various different courts.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JULY 11, 2023

Jordan Ellington 2:17 So my career started in the early 90s at Weil, Gotshal in New York, and continued for the last for the next 30 years, focusing on what I call secure document collaboration systems. This basically sharing sensitive documents on extra debts with outside parties. To be honest, there was pushback.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

JULY 9, 2022

I see it as potentially a virtual environment for all kinds of activities like drafting documents, creating and performing music, everything that happens in real life, but in fact, complicated by the fact that it’s happening in a virtual realm. Professor Molly Van Houweling] [11:11] Yeah, it’s a really thought-provoking question.

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Advocate's Studio

OCTOBER 15, 2018

DoNotPay, a robot lawyer Chatbot app, is now promising to help people file suits in small claims court, no JD required. DoNotPay offered the ability to sue Equifax in small claims courts throughout the U.S. Does DoNotPay violate state laws on the unauthorized practice of law?

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

And the other thing with legal research is there weren’t as many security concerns, right, security, and privacy is obviously a huge part of of any, anytime you’re practicing law. And the truth is in the middle, right, you know, finding substantive discrepancies between what a lawyer is represented to the court and the evidence is supported.

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CaseFox

DECEMBER 21, 2023

So, hiring a lawyer will play a crucial role in advising, preparing legal documents, and presenting cases in court. ” Court Hearing Process : Civil cases involve various processes like pleadings, pre-trial motions, trials, and other potential appeals to ensure a fair proceeding.

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Percipient

MAY 8, 2025

If personal or regulated data is involved, the agreement should also follow relevant privacy laws, including: GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation Europe) HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act U.S.) Look for clear, fair steps to handle disputes, like mediation first, then arbitration or court if needed.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

These federal authorities operate alongside state laws and regulations, which are administered by state and local authorities and which include consumer welfare statutes and analogs to federal UDAP laws that also could apply to GenAI tools. Laws still apply when a customer is talking to a chatbot.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 11, 2023

Jordan Ellington 2:17 So my career started in the early 90s at Weil, Gotshal in New York, and continued for the last for the next 30 years, focusing on what I call secure document collaboration systems. This basically sharing sensitive documents on extra debts with outside parties. To be honest, there was pushback.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Justia provides a Probate Law Center that can guide executors, heirs, and anyone else involved in the process. If needed, the probate court will appoint someone to manage the estate. Key duties of an executor include filing the will (if any) with the probate court and gathering and valuing the assets in the estate.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

And the other thing with legal research is there weren’t as many security concerns, right, security, and privacy is obviously a huge part of of any, anytime you’re practicing law. And the truth is in the middle, right, you know, finding substantive discrepancies between what a lawyer is represented to the court and the evidence is supported.

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Clio

MARCH 14, 2024

Can—and should—you use e-signatures instead of traditional handwritten signatures on documents in your legal practice? We’ll also offer tips for how e-signatures can help streamline document processes and improve efficiency at your law firm—when used correctly. But are electronic signatures legally binding?

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 29, 2023

A: because they spend so much time in court proceedings). Protip: if you want to win in court, don’t self-describe as an “appropriation artist”). The court treats Ripps’ collection as competing against and putting downward price pressure on the original NFTs. Q: why are the apes so bored?

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CaseFox

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Micah 0:00:34 My name is Micah Hall with the Hall Law Firm. I practice in probate administration and estate planning, drafting documents, and I’ve been in the practice for over 20 years. So could you tell us some shocking stories of what went down when they ignored planning and state law? Micah 0:00:33 Sure.

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LawSites

JUNE 2, 2022

Designed to help lawyers improve the drafts of their briefs and legal documents, BriefCatch is a Microsoft Word add-in that offers some 11,000 style and editing suggestions, together with explanations and illustrations drawn from the exemplary writing of actual lawyers and judges. Gorsuch, whom Slate once pronounced a terrible writer.

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Martindale-Avvo

AUGUST 9, 2023

Real estate law focuses on the physical land, also called “real property,” and the resources and structures on it. Real estate can change from state to state, as it is governed by state laws. Generally, real estate law is separated into two categories: Commercial and Residential.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

Though deepfake response is of a different nature than the incidents typically contemplated in an AI IRP, this rapid reaction plan has a natural home in that document. The market for deepfake detection is growing, and employing such a tool can allow for both quick detection and documentation to support a takedown or removal request.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Due Diligence Requirements : The Bulletin states that before utilizing any data collection method, fraud algorithm or rating/underwriting or marketing tool, insurers “must conduct their own due diligence to ensure full compliance with all applicable laws.”

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

And this is one that the US Supreme Court has recognized is not really a bright line, in the case called Carpenter vs. United States from 2018. This is a case where the Supreme Court held that the government needed to get a warrant in order to obtain the cell phone locations of a person over a period of time.

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Given that this provision of BIPA is currently being tested in the courts, this is also an important area for lawyers to monitor going forward. Does the mode of consent meet particular state-law requirements, e.g. , does the relevant jurisdiction have a written consent requirement? Preparing to defend class actions.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 14, 2022

A CID is a type of Commissioner-authorized subpoena, enforceable in court, that subjects the recipient to a number of formalized processes and timelines. FTC unanimously held that Section 13(b) of the FTCA does not grant the FTC authority to obtain monetary remedies in federal court. 18] In FTC v. Shire ViroPharma, Inc. ,

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

Some of them contain 50-state surveys that track variations in state laws on a key issue. Family Law Matters involving domestic relations tend to have high stakes, financially and emotionally. The Divorce center also contains 50-state surveys on uncontested divorce , alimony , and property division. armed forces.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

Marathe argues judges and lawyers also need to be heavily educated on the latest developments in deep fake technology in order to counter their use in court. Regulations, laws and advanced detection technology are still lacking but urgently needed. States will likely pass a patchwork of laws to regulate AI-generated images.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By guest blogger Lisa Ramsey , Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law The Supreme Court will likely hold in Elster that Section 2(c) is consistent with the First Amendment, but will it clarify how to balance trademark and free speech rights? After the Supreme Court granted cert in Vidal v.

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