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Youth Plaintiffs' Right to a Healthy Environment

August 15, 2023

Montana Judge Rules That Youth Plaintiffs' Right to a Healthy Environment Includes Consideration of the Impact of GHG Emissions and Climate Change

The principle established by this court case is far-reaching, with numerous and significant implications. Most importantly, this decision reflects the first constitutional climate case to proceed to trial and resulted in a victory for the plaintiffs. Such a result will embolden other youth plaintiffs to pursue similar trial strategies

Read more at National Law Review

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Big problems (and benefits) of generative AI are here

August 14, 2023

Lawyers, law firms and law schools have embraced the new technology. AI has shown it can pass law school exams, review evidence and nearly represent a client. But its presence in all facets of the legal world raises the question of ethics and professional risks and responsibilities as we move forward with the new technologies.

Read more at ABA

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Is It Actually Legal for Your Airbnb Host to Spy On You?

August 10, 2023

While you might appreciate cameras set up in your own home for safety, it might not feel that great to have the cameras turned on you when you're kicking back on vacation. So what are the rules about cameras in vacation rentals? Well, it's complicated.

Read more at House Beautiful

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Law Schools Split on ChatGPT

August 9, 2023

Law Schools Split on ChatGPT in Admissions Essays

As ChatGPT becomes commonplace among legal professionals, law schools are divided on whether to allow students to use the artificial intelligence tool in the admissions process.

A week after the University of Michigan Law School announced the AI tool would be banned in law school applications, Arizona State University Law School took the opposite approach.

Read more at Inside Higher Ed

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