David Whelan
@ofaolain.com
Law library director and information seeker. #LawSchool #LegalResearch #law #LawLibraries, #LegalTech. #Technology, information access, #A2J, #leadership, #library. #Finder, fixer, leader, #author. Also: #music #dogs #outdoors
Home: https://ofaolain.com
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Powerful, hopeful read from @adamserwer.bsky.social
"These agents, and the president who sent them, are no one’s heroes, no one’s saviors—just men with guns who have to hide their faces to shoot a mom in the face, and a nurse in the back."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
#Minnesota #Trump
"These agents, and the president who sent them, are no one’s heroes, no one’s saviors—just men with guns who have to hide their faces to shoot a mom in the face, and a nurse in the back."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
#Minnesota #Trump
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Powerful, hopeful read from @adamserwer.bsky.social
"These agents, and the president who sent them, are no one’s heroes, no one’s saviors—just men with guns who have to hide their faces to shoot a mom in the face, and a nurse in the back."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
#Minnesota #Trump
"These agents, and the president who sent them, are no one’s heroes, no one’s saviors—just men with guns who have to hide their faces to shoot a mom in the face, and a nurse in the back."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
#Minnesota #Trump
One thing about #lawyers and #AI is that we are seeing where participants in the legal system are not doing the work. This case involves defense filings which were then relied on by prosecution, neither set of lawyers verifying the citations. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Judge criticises lawyers acting for boy accused of murder for filing misleading AI-created documents
Documents filed included references to nonexistent case citations and inaccurate quotes from a parliamentary speech, judge says
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
One thing about #lawyers and #AI is that we are seeing where participants in the legal system are not doing the work. This case involves defense filings which were then relied on by prosecution, neither set of lawyers verifying the citations. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Interesting look at #lawyers and problems with #gambling, including how it can lead to professional misconduct. Struck by the fact this is citing 9 year old research on substance abuse; time for @americanbar.org to update w/ gambling added in
www.abajournal.com/magazine/art...
www.abajournal.com/magazine/art...
All About the Action: Are lawyers more at risk for gambling addiction?
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
www.abajournal.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Interesting look at #lawyers and problems with #gambling, including how it can lead to professional misconduct. Struck by the fact this is citing 9 year old research on substance abuse; time for @americanbar.org to update w/ gambling added in
www.abajournal.com/magazine/art...
www.abajournal.com/magazine/art...
Good @propublica.org piece on the impacts of law firms like @kirkland-ellis.bsky.social , Sidley Austin, Davis Polk, Wachtel, et al., placing money over what matters. Diminishing the legal profession, undermining access to justice.
www.propublica.org/article/trum... #Lawyers #AccessToJustice #Ethics
www.propublica.org/article/trum... #Lawyers #AccessToJustice #Ethics
Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration
Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the government to account on issues like environmental protection, LGBTQ+ rights and...
www.propublica.org
August 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Good @propublica.org piece on the impacts of law firms like @kirkland-ellis.bsky.social , Sidley Austin, Davis Polk, Wachtel, et al., placing money over what matters. Diminishing the legal profession, undermining access to justice.
www.propublica.org/article/trum... #Lawyers #AccessToJustice #Ethics
www.propublica.org/article/trum... #Lawyers #AccessToJustice #Ethics
