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YouTube video by Guardian News 'I’m not a cat': lawyer gets stuck on Zoom kitten filter during court case

It's been 5 years?!?

#NeverForget #IAmNotACat #LawSky #LawTech #Zoom #LOL

Convention organizers take note.

Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...

January 1, 2026 is #PublicDomainDay: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925!

#IntellectualProperty #Law #LawSky #BookSky 📚 #NancyDrew #Copyright #IP #BettyBoop #DigitalPreservation

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To disable GeminiAI in your gmail account:
Gmail > Settings > See all settings > deselect 'Smart Features'
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Settings > Click: Manage Workspace Settings > Turn off Smart features buttons > Click 'Save'

Judge Pushed To Retire Over Halloween Showmanship - Above the Law There are time and place limits on Jailhouse Rock.

Judge Pushed To Retire Over Halloween Showmanship

#JudicialEthics #Courts #Law #LawSky #Ethics #Elvis #SoManyQuestions #CourtNews #LegalEthics

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a destroyed building and says please disperse Alt: A man in a suit and tie stands in front of a burning and exploding building. People are panicked and running around in the background. The man waves both hands in the air in a calming manner and says, "Nothing to see here. Please disperse."

New published CA Court of Appeals opinion on fabricated cases. "spurious citations"

#AttorneyEthics #AttorneyDiscipline #Ethics #Law #LawSky #LegalNews #CourtNews #AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #Law #LawSky #LegalWriting #ClericalError #LLM #legaltech​ #AIFail #bogus #Courts #VLex

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds disbarring ex-Dodge County Attorney • Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the disbarment of a former Dodge County Attorney for misusing his authority on a man dating his ex-wife.

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds disbarring ex-Dodge County Attorney

#Nebraska #AttorneyEthics #AttorneyDiscipline #Nebraska #CyberStalking #Ethics #Law #LawSky #DodgeCounty #Fremont #PublicSafety #NebraskaLaw #LegalNews #CourtNews @nebraskaexaminer.com #ItsAboutTime

Suspended lawyer accused of citing hallucinated case in bid to reinstate law license A suspended Iowa lawyer cited at least one hallucinated case likely generated by artificial intelligence in his bid to return to law practice, according to a motion filed by the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board.

Suspended lawyer accused of citing hallucinated case in bid to reinstate law license

#AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #Law #LawSky #LegalEthics #LegalWriting #AttyDiscipline #YeahThatllWork

Yikes! The Bluebook's Generative AI Rule is Flawed

#AI #GENAI #citation #legalcitation #bluebook #Law #LawSky #LegalEthics #WorkProduct #LegalWriting

Books by Bots | American Libraries Magazine Librarians grapple with AI-generated material in their library collections.

Books by Bots: Librarians grapple with AI-generated material in collections

#AI #AISlop #Libraries #Books #Booksky 📚 #Audiobooks #Copyright #CollectionDevelopment

Say bye-bye to the beeps and boops of AOL's dial-up internet service AOL debuted the service in 1989. Dial-up has largely been replaced by broadband internet.

AOL dial-up dies Sept. 30. No more fighting with your mom because she picked up the phone mid-download. 📞💻💔

#AOL #DialUp #InternetHistory #90sTech #DigitalDivide #TechHistory #YouveGotMail #ForeverBuffering

New 9th Circuit ruling: studios can’t use DMCA’s streamlined subpoena process to force ISPs to hand over alleged pirates’ identities—thanks to one John Doe who objected.

In re Subpoena Internet Subscribers (9th Cir. - Aug. 15, 2025)

#TechLaw #StreisandEffect #InternetLaw #Copyright #DMCA #YoHo

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

Hey everybody! @drjuliawester.bsky.social and I have a new paper!

We surveyed over 800 scientists, science communicators, and science educators who use social media.

Conclusion: Scientists no longer find Twitter useful or pleasant, and many have switched to Bluesky! 🧪🌎🦑

doi.org/10.1093/icb/...

Thousands of once-secret police records are now public. Here’s how you can use them For the first time, you can look up serious use of force and police misconduct incidents in California.

Thousands of once-secret California police misconduct incident records are now available as a searchable database.

#Law #LawSky #LegalResearch #Research #LawLibraries #Librarians #Skybrarians #DigitalPreservation #DigitalArchives #DigitalAccess #PublicData #Library

Just tore thru the first two episodes. Really am enjoying it!

After using ChatGPT, man swaps his salt for sodium bromide—and suffers psychosis Literal “hallucinations” were the result.

After using ChatGPT, man swaps his salt for sodium bromide—and suffers psychosis.

#ChatGPT #LLM #InfoVetting #Bromism #Tech #Research #GenerativeAI #Skybrarians #Hallucinations

If You Give an LLM a Legal Practice Guide

#Law #LawSky #LegalResearch #AI #ChatGPT #LLM #GenerativeAI @colindoylelaw.bsky.social ‪

My journey to the heart of the forgotten internet Slowly but surely, huge swaths of the internet are vanishing. But the artefacts of the early web are still out there, and they have lessons for the future.

Journey to the heart of the forgotten internet:

#DialUp @archive.org #InternetArchive #DigitalPreservation #Libraries #WaybackMachine #GeoCities #SEO #algorithm #History

YouTube video by Free Law Project New! Oral Argument Transcripts on CourtListener

A quick how-to video on the new oral argument transcript tool! Nice!

#Law #LawSky #LegalResearch #LawLibraries #Librarians #PACER #Skybrarians #DigitalPreservation #Courts #CourtListener​ #legaltech​ #oralarguments​ #FreeLawProject​ #openlaw #accessibility @free.law #DigitalAccessibility

Pennsylvania lawyer pleads guilty to forging signature of U.S. district judge Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 18.

I just can't... #WTH

#Law #LawSky #LegalEthics #YeahThatllWork #NotTheOnion #IllTakeCLETopicsFor500Alex

Internet Archive Designated as a Federal Depository Library

#Library #AI #BookSky 📚 #FreedomToRead #librarians #LegalResearch #Research #Skybrarians

Prison Libraries: How Do They Work? Why Are They Important? Prison libraries provide access to books and educational materials that can have a transformative effect on incarcerated individuals and promote rehabilitation.

Prison libraries provide access to books and educational materials that can have a transformative effect on incarcerated individuals and promote rehabilitation.

“We Couldn’t Generate an Answer for your Question” - ACRLog Editor’s note: We welcome a guest blog post from Jay Singley, Document Delivery and Circulation Desk Manager at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. In March 2025, Ex Libris unveiled thei...

Beta testing of Ex Libris' Summon AI 'Research Assistant' is...um... a bit concerning...

“We Couldn’t Generate an Answer for your Question”

#Library #AI #BookSky 📚 #FreedomToRead #LibraryTech #librarians #censorship @penamerica.bsky.social #accessibility #LegalResearch #Research #Skybrarians

The ‘Purge’ at The Post The Washington Post’s opinion section is undergoing a sweeping transformation, as columnists and editors are pushed toward the exits amid a murky new vision.

Over the past week, an astonishing exodus from The WaPo's opinion section has taken shape as columnists and editors opt to take buyouts amid a murky vision from the new editor.

"It’s not really an exodus as much as it is a purge."

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Judge Withdraws Pharma Opinion After Lawyer lawyers complained that the opinion contained numerous errors, including made-up quotes and misstated case outcomes.

#Law #LawSky #AI #LegalResearch #courts #JudicialEthics #Ethics #LegalTech #AIFail #whoopsy

YouTube video by Technology Connections Klaxons; What makes them sound like that?

ok... I am thoroughly amused by this. 😆

#history #cars #KlaxonHorn #BeepBeep

PACER electronic filing system under attack by hackers, federal judge warns lawmakers The judge overseeing efforts to modernize the courts' electronic case filing technology told a congressional committee that the platform is under constant attack by increasingly sophisticated threat a...

PACER electronic filing system under attack by hackers, federal judge warns lawmakers

#Law #LawSky #AI #LegalResearch #courts #PACER #Cyberattack #hackers #Privacy

a group of men standing next to each other with the word bogus written on the bottom Alt: Bill & Ted (of movie fame!) standing next to each other with the word bogus written on the bottom.

And every time I hear the term "bogus case" I quietly whisper in my best Bill & Ted impression, "boooooogusssss...." 😉

#Law #LawSky #AI #courts #LegalResearch

Trial Court Decides Case Based On AI-Hallucinated Caselaw - Above the Law Appellate court to trial judge: you know these cases are made up, right?

And another article on the issue: "Every time a lawyer cites a fake case spit out by generative AI, an angel gets its wings."

#LawSky #AI #Law #LegalResearch #Courts

Here's a better link to the referenced case.

#LawSky #AI #Law #LegalResearch #courts