News of Interest

The President faces obstacles in bid to re-shape key U.S. courts

President Donald Trump's effort to reshape influential U.S. courts by stocking them with conservative judges faces at least one significant impediment…  Read more at ReutersLegal.

Chief Justice Roberts says criticism won’t stop judges

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts … said that criticism from politicians won’t dissuade judges from doing their jobs. Read more in The Washington Post.

Tweeting from the bench: judges discuss social media pitfalls

Judicial retweets ≠ endorsements. That, in essence, is what the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled… Read more in the Recorder.

The world’s first robot lawyer (DoNotPay) isn’t a damn lawyer

...I move here to dismiss claims that a chatbot can do an attorney’s job. Read more at quartz.

The Lawyer, the Addict

A high-powered Silicon Valley attorney dies. His ex-wife investigates, and finds a web of drug abuse in his profession. Read more in The New York Times.

California Supreme Court moves to make bar exam easier to pass

California has long had a reputation for having one of the most difficult bar exams in the country. Read more in The New York Times.