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Freshfields Offers LL.M in LLMs For New Lawyers

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Global law firm Freshfields is to offer its new junior lawyers the chance to do an LL.M in how ‘tech and AI will enhance the provision of legal services’. In short, it’s an LL.M in LLMs.

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Mobile Data Matters: Because Your Phone Might Be the Star Witness

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Insights from the Masters Conference – Denver | June 24, 2025 | Hosted by Fennemore Craig PC | Article by Sheila Sadaghiani Last week at The Masters Conference in Denver, I sat in on a session that felt less like a legal panel and more like group therapy for those of us trying to tame the chaos of mobile data in eDiscovery. The message was clear: if you’re not thinking about mobile data, you’re already behind.

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The Impact of AI on Paralegals

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Some legal tech experts believe paralegals will face uncertainty in the new AI era.

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The Federal AI Moratorium is DOA; What’s Next for State AI Regulation?

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With federal preemption of AI regulation appearing unlikely, having been removed by a vote of U.S. senators in the negotiation over the federal budget bill, it is a good time to take stock of U.S. state-level AI regulation. In the second half of 2024, many observers had predicted a rapid spread of EU‑style, cross‑sector “AI Acts” across the U.S. states.

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No Objections: Better Case Management with AI for Paralegals

Speaker: Joe Stephens, J.D., Attorney and Law Professor

Join this session to get a fresh look at how AI tools can help you work smarter, faster, and more effectively! Attorney and law professor Joe Stephens, J.D., will walk you through the complete journey of a legal case—from the first client meeting through the final outcome—while showing you how artificial intelligence can transform your daily work at each important step.

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Senate Vote Kneecaps AI Providers, Opening the Door to a Patchwork of 50 Different State Laws Regulating AI

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Brett Trout In a stunning and decisive bipartisan 99-1 vote, the U.S. Senate has pulled the plug on a proposal that would have blocked states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) for the next decade. Tucked inside a broader tax-and-spending package, the failed provision would have tied AI funding to states’ willingness to surrender their ability to enact AI laws.

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Court Temporarily Reverses Prison Agency’s Suspension of Solitary Confinement Law–nysfocus.com

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The prison agency has suspended solitary confinement restrictions since a corrections officers strike in February. Chris Gelard Judge Daniel Lynch wrote that DOCCS has abused the leeway halt gave the department to deal with emergencies. The law allows the prison commissioner to suspend aspects of halt on a facility-by-facility basis, but he blew past that limit and suspended the law in all of doccs ’s facilities, and for an indefinite period — “essentially permitting the exception to swallow the

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🚨 Federal Court Case Alleges Serious Immigration Law Violations 🚨

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A new lawsuit filed in Maryland federal court details disturbing allegations: The Case : Kilmar Abrego Garcia had legal protection from deportation to El Salvador (a “withholding of removal” order from 2019) What Allegedly Happened : • March 2025: ICE arrested him despite legal protections • He was forcibly deported to El Salvador • Detained 2+ months in notorious CECOT mega-prison • Allegedly tortured and threatened • Federal courts (including Supreme Court) ordered his return • Gov

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🏛️ LEGAL STRATEGY UPDATE: Judge Moss’s Smart Navigation of Supreme Court Constraints

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Judge Randolph Moss just demonstrated masterful legal strategy in his opinion blocking Trump’s asylum ban while working within the Supreme Court’s new limitations from Trump v. CASA,Inc., 606 U.S. (2025). The Challenge: After CASA , federal judges can’t easily issue nationwide injunctions that block federal policies across the country.

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Judge blocks Trump’s asylum ban at southern border–thehill.com

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BY ZACH SCHONFELD AND REBECCA BEITSCH A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Trump’s asylum ban at the southern border, determining it ran afoul of immigration laws protecting the rights of those seeking refuge in the U.S. The decision blocks a Day 1 order from Trump seeking to end asylum for all but those who entered the U.S. at ports of entry — arguing the move was needed to prevent an “invasion” at the border.

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