Martin Luther King famously said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” My guest today quoted his words in her 2024 book, Law Democratized: A Blueprint for Solving the Justice Crisis. But now, two years after that book’s publication — at a moment when many see the rule of
The BigHand Legal Report: More Trouble For Ostriches
According to recent studies, law firms have an AI problem on both sides of the business.
Not only are they slow to use AI and automation to serve clients as demonstrated by a recent Deloitte Legal study, but according to a new BigHand study, they’re also failing to use it to run their practices. Poor
The Deloitte Legal Report: Trouble For Ostriches
Deloitte Legal’s new survey reveals the continuing gap between what legal departments want and expect from outside counsel when it comes to AI and what they are getting.
Legal departments will be insourcing more and demanding lower fees from law firms.And alternative ways to price and value legal services in the age of AI. Billable
Worth Reading – Corporate America spends billions on mental health services. 97% never use it.
This should be an obvious indicator that something is amiss with the standard EAP program.The 97% of employees who never touch their mental health benefits aren’t apathetic. They’re rational. They evaluated what was being offered and opted out.https://www.fastcompany.com/91573556/corporate-america-spends-billions-on-mental-health-services-97-never-use-itThe author of the article is obviously trying to sell his program to replace the standard
California DFAL Is Now Operative: Stablecoins, Enforcement, Custody, and What’s Next
California’s Digital Financial Assets Law became operative July 1, 2026, marking a significant shift in the state’s regulatory landscape. Recent legislation and pending bills signal California’s move toward a broader framework covering licensing, custody, enforcement, and public integrity in digital asset markets.
Seventh Circuit Holds Text Messages Are Not “Telephone Calls” Under TCPA
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently issued a significant Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) decision in Steidinger, et al. v. Blackstone Medical Services, holding that text messages are not “telephone calls” for purposes of the private right of action contained in Section 227(c)(5) of the TCPA. The case involved plaintiffs
What the EU’s new Code of Practice means for AI-generated content transparency
Hallmarks and hallmark moments
A piece of “family silver” often reveals its most important details on the underside. Tucked away on the back, there is often a row of small stamped symbols: a walking lion, a leopard’s head, or an anchor, a single letter in a particular typeface, and perhaps a maker’s initials – all
AALL 2026: Focusing On The Aloha
On of my favorite legal tech conferences is put on by American Association of Law Libraries and kicks off Saturday in Cleveland. This year’s theme focuses on leading with Aloha: leading with empathy, collaboration, and integrity in challenging world. There’s plenty of Aloha type sessions and lots of practical content as well. Here’s my take
US federal court ends decades-long school desegregation lawsuit in Louisiana
A US federal court on Tuesday closed a school desegregation lawsuit originally filed in 1965, effectively ending a decades-long mandate for federal oversight of school desegregation in Concordia Parish, Louisiana.
The case, Smith v. Concordia Parish School Board, was brought 11 years after the landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education took effect.
Why the Government’s Plan for a Social Media Ban in Bill C-34 Is Unconstitutional
The debate over the government’s proposed social media ban for under 16s has raised several difficult questions, including doubts about whether it will work, which services it will cover, and what risks to privacy mandating age verification could create. But beyond the operational questions is a more fundamental one: is the ban constitutional? Bill C-34