David Kemp
@davidkemp.bsky.social
Managing editor of @oyezlaw.bsky.social and @justiaverdict.bsky.social; adjunct professor at @law.rutgers.edu (lawyering skills, now including generative AI). 👨🏼🤝👨🏻🐶🇺🇸🇰🇭🏳️🌈
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In Advice: A quiet disaster is unfolding in college classrooms around this country as AI becomes an undeniable reality for students — with little or no guidance from professors. Here’s how to get up to speed on this technology. chroni.cl/4j5urjK
Your Students Need an AI-Aware Professor
Here’s a sustainable plan to bring you up to speed on a technology that academe can’t afford to ignore.
chroni.cl
May 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In Advice: A quiet disaster is unfolding in college classrooms around this country as AI becomes an undeniable reality for students — with little or no guidance from professors. Here’s how to get up to speed on this technology. chroni.cl/4j5urjK
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New paper:
Matthew Dahl, Bye-bye, Bluebook? Automating Legal Procedure with Large Language Models
arxiv.org/pdf/2505.02763
#LegalWriting
#Citation
#LegalTech
Matthew Dahl, Bye-bye, Bluebook? Automating Legal Procedure with Large Language Models
arxiv.org/pdf/2505.02763
#LegalWriting
#Citation
#LegalTech
May 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
New paper:
Matthew Dahl, Bye-bye, Bluebook? Automating Legal Procedure with Large Language Models
arxiv.org/pdf/2505.02763
#LegalWriting
#Citation
#LegalTech
Matthew Dahl, Bye-bye, Bluebook? Automating Legal Procedure with Large Language Models
arxiv.org/pdf/2505.02763
#LegalWriting
#Citation
#LegalTech
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My latest column for @justiaverdict.bsky.social argues that even if Trump's tariffs boost U.S. manufacturing (a very big "if"), they won't create many jobs. His effort to restore a 19th century economy leaves us woefully unprepared for the disruptive force of AI in the 21st century. 👇
Fighting the Last (Trade) War: Trump Ignores the Coming AI Revolution
Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf critiques the Trump administration’s tariff policies and broader economic strategy, arguing that they are misguided in the face of rapidly advancing technology, p...
verdict.justia.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
My latest column for @justiaverdict.bsky.social argues that even if Trump's tariffs boost U.S. manufacturing (a very big "if"), they won't create many jobs. His effort to restore a 19th century economy leaves us woefully unprepared for the disruptive force of AI in the 21st century. 👇
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"When Artificial Intelligence Workshops Your Article For You—And It's Really Useful" My first post at a new blog about a new app. cc: @christianturner.bsky.social
blog.dividedargument.com/p/when-artif...
blog.dividedargument.com/p/when-artif...
When Artificial Intelligence Workshops Your Article For You—And It's Really Useful
So this is cool.
blog.dividedargument.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"When Artificial Intelligence Workshops Your Article For You—And It's Really Useful" My first post at a new blog about a new app. cc: @christianturner.bsky.social
blog.dividedargument.com/p/when-artif...
blog.dividedargument.com/p/when-artif...
Are you a lawyer and not a cat? Do you have a certain set of skills and the need to help. Check out the link to volunteer your time and help federal lawyers. wetheaction.org/projects/2914
a close up of a white kitten 's face with the word zoo written on the bottom .
Alt: a close up of a white kitten 's face with the word zoo written on the bottom .
media.tenor.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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So they told us what they were going to do to ALL of us. Here is a tracker on their progress in destroying our country:
www.project2025.observer
www.project2025.observer
Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
www.project2025.observer
February 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
So they told us what they were going to do to ALL of us. Here is a tracker on their progress in destroying our country:
www.project2025.observer
www.project2025.observer
This article makes some good points, but I think it fails to consider that, based on how the “reasoning” models work, they can be trained to be not just “correct” but “good,” if the developers so choose.
WIRED’s advice columnist considers whether some AI tools are more ethical than others, and if developers can make AI wiser.
I’m Not Convinced Ethical Generative AI Currently Exists
WIRED’s advice columnist considers whether some AI tools are more ethical than others, and if developers can make AI wiser.
wrd.cm
February 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This article makes some good points, but I think it fails to consider that, based on how the “reasoning” models work, they can be trained to be not just “correct” but “good,” if the developers so choose.
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For law students who wonder why 1L spends so much time on the holding/dicta distinction: The rule of law itself sometimes hangs in the balance.
“The defendants’ argument… invites the Court to commit legal error”
Fourteenth Amendment 4, Trump lawyers 0
Fourteenth Amendment 4, Trump lawyers 0
February 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
For law students who wonder why 1L spends so much time on the holding/dicta distinction: The rule of law itself sometimes hangs in the balance.
Phenomenal.
Me and Mitchie McC
Bobby shared the secrets of his soul before Congress, but the only Republican “no” vote came from the Kentucky coal mines. With US healthcare headed for an era that’s more Scott Joplin than Janis Joplin, is measles just another word for nothing left to lose?
by Maureen Dowd
Bobby shared the secrets of his soul before Congress, but the only Republican “no” vote came from the Kentucky coal mines. With US healthcare headed for an era that’s more Scott Joplin than Janis Joplin, is measles just another word for nothing left to lose?
by Maureen Dowd
February 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Phenomenal.
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The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
February 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
I celebrate this annually! I’ll never forget how my amazing Berkeley Law students all came to our Zoom class the next day as cats.
Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!
February 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I celebrate this annually! I’ll never forget how my amazing Berkeley Law students all came to our Zoom class the next day as cats.
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Dear journalists: Now, more than ever,
✨The lawyers need to see the actual court filings.✨
Yes, I know you summarized. Yes, I know your non-attorney readers don't care.
But we need to see the documents. The actual documents.
If you're pulling docs from PACER, use RECAP & give us a link. Please.
✨The lawyers need to see the actual court filings.✨
Yes, I know you summarized. Yes, I know your non-attorney readers don't care.
But we need to see the documents. The actual documents.
If you're pulling docs from PACER, use RECAP & give us a link. Please.
February 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Dear journalists: Now, more than ever,
✨The lawyers need to see the actual court filings.✨
Yes, I know you summarized. Yes, I know your non-attorney readers don't care.
But we need to see the documents. The actual documents.
If you're pulling docs from PACER, use RECAP & give us a link. Please.
✨The lawyers need to see the actual court filings.✨
Yes, I know you summarized. Yes, I know your non-attorney readers don't care.
But we need to see the documents. The actual documents.
If you're pulling docs from PACER, use RECAP & give us a link. Please.
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New paper using our data shows a correlation between case outcomes and judicial investment conflicts. "We find robust evidence that judges appear to rule more favorably and take longer when deciding over conflicted cases" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
January 29, 2025 at 5:40 AM
New paper using our data shows a correlation between case outcomes and judicial investment conflicts. "We find robust evidence that judges appear to rule more favorably and take longer when deciding over conflicted cases" papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....