Nothing frustrates and derails a lawsuit like surprises, the sudden appearance of information that can swing the case unexpectedly. So, since the 1940s, the US federal court system has required a...
https://associatesmind.com/2021/03/14/what-is-discovery-in-law/
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is often seen as the land of philosopher kings. A handful of lawyers, educated in the same institutions, following a set path to donning the robes,...
https://associatesmind.com/2019/05/30/using-twitter-to-influence-the-supreme-court/
In the aftermath of the tragedy of the Dallas shootings this week, one particular detail has caught they eye of many observers. The Dallas Police Department (DPD) killed the shooter with a robot...
https://associatesmind.com/2016/07/09/if-you-own-a-roomba-can-you-own-a-murderbot/
Many lawyers will spend significant amounts of time reading, analyzing, and deconstructing briefs, motions, and contracts. This requires a significant amount of reading and research. The consum...
https://associatesmind.com/2016/03/29/a-blinking-light-locating-a-weak-point-in-an-argument/
UPDATED. So earlier this year, the ABA released data on lawyers per state over the past ten years. Unfortunately, it wasn’t exactly in a useful or informative format. As people seem to enjoy wh...
Human nature has a tendency to cloud judgment by introducing cognitive biases and emotion into the decision-making process. Data, on the other hand, is indifferent. It is impartial. It can be com...
The use of computer automation and software continues to make its presence felt in the legal industry. Much of it is actually rather banal or inconsequential; Twitter for lawyers or some other...
https://associatesmind.com/2013/04/22/can-software-replace-outside-counsel-or-shiny-new-tools/
I was looking through some old law review articles I’ve downloaded (don’t judge – I’m not the only one) and I came across an interesting survey and results on judges’ preferences rega...
https://associatesmind.com/2013/02/12/judges-overwhelmingly-prefer-plain-language-with-some-caveats/
In the wake of the horrific tragedy of the Newtown shootings, President Obama is set to unveil new firearm control tomorrow. Firearms evoke a wide rage of opinions from people. Many people fav...
https://associatesmind.com/2013/01/15/publius-and-brutus-the-gun-debate/
I recently got around to reading a whopper of an old law review article that I had been wanting to read for awhile entitled, “Inside the Judicial Mind.” From the introduction: …we conduc...
https://associatesmind.com/2012/04/18/a-judges-mind-or-5-cognitive-illusions-of-judges/