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Coverage of 2014 ABA Annual Meeting

I recently had the privilege of covering part of the ABA’s Annual Meeting, which took place in Boston. Here were the stories that came out of it:

‘Hackcess to Justice’ teams will devise new tech to improve access to justice.

Lawyers offer tips on how to adapt to the ongoing disruption in the legal market.

States with stand-your-ground laws have seen an increase in homicides, reports task force.

Winning apps in ‘Hackcess to Justice’ help write wills, navigate disasters and calculate jail time.

Legal hackers use coding to help users navigate law’s intricacies and find solutions.

Ensuring immigrant detainees have lawyers also benefits court system, DOJ official says.

Coverage of 2014 ABA Techshow

In March, I covered ABA Techshow for the ABA Journal. Here are the stories that came out of it:

Smartphone Kill Switch Campaign Gathers Momentum

NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and mayor-to-be Bill de Blasio renewed their effort to pressure smartphone manufacturers to include a kill switch on their phones. The October press conference was the latest stage in Schneiderman’s ongoing campaign to convince manufacturers to improve the security features of their smartphones.

By the way, when did this Seagal movie come out? I know he’s made like 30 direct-to-DVD movies in the last few years, but I don’t remember hearing anything about this “masterpiece.” I can only imagine what the dialogue was like. “I brought my own kill switch,” said Seagal while pointing his gun at the camera. Then again, nothing is ever topping this one-liner.

Google, Yahoo!, Dodge Search Warrant

Unfrozen Caveman Law Writer
Law, Law Technology News, Politics, Tech
Oct 24, 2013

U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge David Waxse rejected the federal government’s application for search warrants against Yahoo, Google and three other Internet giants. (subscription required)

Or, you can read about it from Business Insider, which cited me.

The Electronic Eye

The computers are taking over e-discovery. At least they haven’t become self-aware… yet.

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