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The Confidence Dashboard: Why AI Humility Beats AI Accuracy

Fri, 2026-03-13 00:41

There is a paradox at the heart of AI trustworthiness: The path to being trusted is admitting when you are uncertain. Uniformly confident AI that never acknowledges doubt is, counterintuitively, less trustworthy than the humble AI that flags its own weak spots. We would never tolerate an associate who delivered every statement with identical certainty. We should not tolerate it from our AI tools, either.

       

Bar Passage Rates Continued Upward Trajectory in 2025

Thu, 2026-03-12 18:25

The American Bar Association's Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar released its annual bar passage rate data for all ABA-accredited law schools Wednesday, with four schools attaining 100% ultimate bar passage rate.

       

'Not Out of the Ordinary in This Circuit': Amazon Must Turn Over Source Code in Biometric Privacy Action

Thu, 2026-03-12 17:49

"The request is not out of the ordinary in this circuit, where source code is discoverable as long as adequate protection for such trade secret information is in place," the magistrate wrote.

       

Covington's Revenue Surges Nearly 18% to Surpass $2B Mark

Thu, 2026-03-12 16:52

Average PEP surged by nearly 22% to $3.2 million, as it expanded its single-tier partnership by about 2% to around 324.

       

'I Refuse to Cower': US District Court Judge Esther Salas on the Fight for Democracy

Thu, 2026-03-12 16:51

Salas' son was murdered in her home in 2020 by an attorney seeking to kill her. In a Q&A with Law.com, she discusses the importance of judicial security to the rule of law.

       

Busiest Law Firms: Everything We Know About the Surge in Employment Lawsuits

Thu, 2026-03-12 16:50

Here are the courts and judges seeing the heaviest caseloads, the busiest law firms and the most active defendants.

       

Lawyers Ask Jurors in Social Media Addiction Trial to 'Put a Value on the Loss of Childhood'

Thu, 2026-03-12 16:40

Closing arguments were presented Thursday in the first-ever trial blaming social media for a teenager's mental health problems.

       

Aetna to Pay $118 Million for Alleged Violations of False Claims Act

Thu, 2026-03-12 14:20

"We will continue to hold accountable insurers that knowingly submit inaccurate or unsupported diagnoses to improperly inflate reimbursement," said assistant attorney general Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department's Civil Division.

       

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: DISCO's Brittany Casey

Thu, 2026-03-12 14:11

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Brittany Casey, Vice President of Customer Success & Enablement at DISCO, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.

       

'This Is Just a Delay': Civil Suit Against Salesforce Stayed in Backpage Sex Trafficking Case

Thu, 2026-03-12 10:23

"All I can say is right now, I am sad, but tomorrow I'm going to be mad. When I get mad, I'm going to have my crosshairs set on Salesforce, and they are not going to get away," the plaintiff's attorney told Law.com.

       

Longtime Chair of World's Largest Firm Yingke Steps Down Amid Embezzlement Allegations

Thu, 2026-03-12 08:36

Yingke has confirmed its longtime leader's resignation as unverified social media allegations link him to a multi-billion-yuan financing scheme involving prepaid legal fees.

       

DLA to Move Away From Verein Structure and Pivots Towards Financial Integration

Thu, 2026-03-12 04:09

The move comes amidst a growing period of law firm consolidation.

       

State Bar Says Documents Show Feb. 2025 Exam Vendor Knew It Was Unprepared

Wed, 2026-03-11 22:26

A Meazure Learning spokesperson called the State Bar of California's amended lawsuit an attempt to "shift blame" for last year's disastrous licensing exam.

       

Legal Speak at Legalweek 2026: Relativity's Aron Ahmadia

Wed, 2026-03-11 18:34

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Dr. Aron Ahmadia, Vice President of Applied Science at Relativity, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.

       

Ford's RICO Case Against Lemon Law Firm Comes to a Screeching Halt

Wed, 2026-03-11 18:17

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Michelle Williams Court, in the Central District of California, dismissed Ford's racketeering cases against Knight Law Group, ending the case less than a year after it was filed.

       

Planned Cut to Women's Swimming and Diving Team Met With Title IX Class Action

Wed, 2026-03-11 17:41

Marshall University is facing a proposed Title IX class action from 15 members of its women's swimming and diving team, who allege the school's plan to eliminate their team is “per se sex discrimination.

       

'It's Getting Worse': Federal Judges Warn of Rising Threats, ‘Dog Whistles' From Political Leaders

Wed, 2026-03-11 17:10

U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas on Wednesday criticized top Department of Justice officials for their silence in the face of ongoing threats and violence against judges, saying "that silence says a lot." Her comments came during the 2026 Legalweek panel in Manhattan, where she spoke with fellow U.S. District Court Judges Kenly Kato, Karoline Mehalchick and Mia Perez.

       

Leon Black Ordered to Face Deposition in Epstein Survivors' Lawsuit Against BofA

Wed, 2026-03-11 16:56

Although not named as a co-defendant in a survivor's lawsuit against Bank of America, Leon Black's alleged ties with Jeffrey Epstein figure prominently in a suit alleging that Bank of America enabled Epstein to sexually abuse vulnerable young women.

       

'A Lawyer With Guts': A Conversation With Keker on the Role of the Private Bar 1 Year After Trump Sanctions

Wed, 2026-03-11 16:46

Attorneys at Keker, Van Nest & Peters say that the year after Trump first targeted Big Law Firms with executive orders has only served to underscore the rapidly broadening role of the private bar in defending the rule of law.

       

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