SuffolkLITLab27m ago
TL;DR: In today's legal update, key stories include Luigi Mangione's mental defect defense, a lawsuit against a GOP governor candidate, and DOJ's struggle with a Kanye West leak prosecution. Additionally, Trump has settled a tax disclosure lawsuit with his niece, while discussions arise around AI's role in the legal profession. https://abovethelaw.com/2026/06/morning-docket-06-18-26/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
Morning Docket: 06.18.26

* Luigi Mangione intends to invoke a mental defect defense. Without knowing all the details... would UnitedHealthcare have covered that condition? [Law360] * John Morgan talks about becoming the biggest brand in legal. [Law.com] * Lawsuit alleges GOP candidate for governor lives in another state. [The New Republic] * Feds sue New Mexico after bar examiners refuse to admit military spouse. [ABA Journal] * DOJ bumbling its prosecution over Kanye West leak. [Bloomberg Law News] * Trump settles lawsuit with his niece over tax disclosure. [Reuters] * Overrated: building a business around AI for lawyers. Underrated: Building a business around telling lawyers if the AI they bought actually works. [Business Insider]

Above the Law
SuffolkLITLab42m ago
TL;DR: Clio has launched two initiatives to help Florida lawyers embrace AI: a free AI tool for legal professionals and a commitment to train 25,000 individuals in its use. https://www.lawnext.com/2026/06/clio-launches-two-ai-initiatives-free-tools-for-florida-lawyers-and-a-pledge-to-train-25000-professionals.html #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
Clio Launches Two AI Initiatives: Free Tools for Florida Lawyers and a Pledge to Train 25,000 Professionals

In two separate announcements this week, Clio rolled out two initiatives aimed at the same problem — getting practicing lawyers comfortable with AI. One puts AI software directly into lawyers' hands a...

LawSites
SuffolkLITLab1h ago
TL;DR: Perplexity is making a significant move into the legal sector, joining the ranks of OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, and Palantir, who have also ventured into this field. https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2026/06/18/perplexity-gets-serious-about-legal/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
Perplexity Gets Serious About Legal

We’ve had OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Palantir enter the legal vertical. Perplexity – which has dabbled in our field before – is going into legal for real, Artificial Lawyer can now share. So,…

Artificial Lawyer
SuffolkLITLab1h ago
TL;DR: The Trump DOJ is intervening to shield Elon Musk's xAI data center in Memphis from a lawsuit alleging air pollution violations that disproportionately affect minority communities. The lawsuit from SELC, Earthjustice, and NAACP claims Musk's operations failed to secure necessary permits. https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/18/trump-doj-trying-to-protect-musk-from-lawsuit-over-memphis-ai-data-center-pollution/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
Trump DOJ Trying To Protect Musk From Lawsuit Over Memphis AI Data Center Pollution

For a long time organizations like the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) have noted how Elon Musk’s xAI data center in Memphis disproportionately pollutes the air in minority neighborh…

Techdirt
SuffolkLITLab1h ago
TL;DR: Harvey is collaborating with law firms on Proof of Concept studies to develop open source models that enhance law firm workflows, as announced by CEO Winston Weinberg. https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2026/06/18/harvey-trains-open-source-models-to-encode-law-firm-workflows/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
Harvey Trains Open Source Models To Encode Law Firm Workflows

Harvey CEO, Winston Weinberg, has confirmed to Artificial Lawyer that they are now doing Proof of Concept studies with law firms to train open source LLMs to ‘encode’ their way of working on certai…

Artificial Lawyer
SuffolkLITLab1h ago
TL;DR: Discover the rise of Crosby, an innovative AI-first law firm, as co-founder Ryan Daniels shares insights into their growth and the future of legal technology. https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2026/06/18/the-crosby-story-with-co-founder-ryan-daniels/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
The Crosby Story – With Co-founder, Ryan Daniels

Crosby was one of the original AI-first / NewMod law firms to come to market and it is growing fast. Here, Artificial Lawyer talks to co-founder Ryan Daniels about the origin story of the pioneerin…

Artificial Lawyer
Agustin V. Startari1h ago

🚨 New Article - The Grammar of Asymmetric Visibility: AI, Zionism, and the Reallocation of Political Agency

This article introduces asymmetric visibility as an AI-mediated condition in which subordinated political actors remain visible while their grammatical agency is weakened.

🔗https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6787439

#LLM #MedicalNLP #LegalTech #MedTech #AIethics #AIgovernance #cryptoreg
#healthcare #ArtificialIntelligence #NLP #aifutures #lawstodon
#tech #agustinvstartari #linguistics #ai #LRM

EqualDocs2h ago
Today’s updates: US Customs issues new 79-page unified forced labor guidance for importers, Canada’s Competition Bureau launches an inquiry into food supply chains, USMCA July review prep intensifies, and LexisNexis rolls out Lexis+ with Protégé.
#USMCA #legaltech #AI
SuffolkLITLab15h ago
TL;DR: Governments worldwide are increasingly mandating age verification for internet users, posing significant challenges to access and privacy for both youth and adults in the digital space. https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/17/internet-age-gates-are-a-growing-global-threat/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
Internet Age-Gates Are A Growing Global Threat

The internet is an essential resource for young people and adults to access information, explore community, and find themselves—both inside countries and across continents. Yet government…

Techdirt
SuffolkLITLab16h ago
TL;DR: California accuses AT&T of misleading the FCC in its effort to shut down its old phone network, as the FCC reviews AT&T's petitions to override state regulations and halt the service. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/california-says-att-lied-to-fcc-in-attempt-to-shut-off-old-phone-network/ #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
California says AT&T lied to FCC in attempt to shut off old phone network

FCC considers AT&T petitions to preempt state rules and discontinue phone service.

Ars Technica