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With the rise of AI, algorithms have become better at learning underlying patterns from the training data including ingrained social biases based on gender, race, etc. Deployment of such algorithms to domains such as hiring, healthcare, law enforcement, etc. has...

Abstract In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), the endeavour to translate legal concepts into machine language and leverage technology within legal systems heralds a fundamental transformation. However, the inherent challenges within this domain, particularly when confronted with the non-computable...

The global integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into legal services has created a critical need for clarity regarding unauthorized practice of law (UPL) rules. Traditionally, UPL rules prohibited unlicensed individuals from engaging in activities legally reserved for qualified attorneys, including,...

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Courts and the law are playing an increasingly important political role. Courts are redefining public policies decided by representative authorities, and citizens are using the law and rights-framed discourses as political tools to address private and social demands, as well...

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This paper explored the characteristics of the digital learning ecosystem (DLE) in educational institutions based on the analysis of English scholarly discourse from various sources between 2002 and 2021. The content analysis method was used to examine core conceptual elements...

Abstract Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’) technologies present great opportunities for the investment management industry (as well as broader financial services). However, there are presently no regulations specifically aiming at AI in investment management. Does this mean that AI is currently unregulated?...

Background: The continuous development of artificial intelligence (AI) and increasing rate of adoption by software startups calls for governance measures to be implemented at the design and development stages to help mitigate AI governance concerns. Most AI ethical design and...

Given the foreseeable pervasiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern societies, it is legitimate and necessary to ask the question how this new technology must be shaped to support the maintenance and strengthening of constitutional democracy. This paper first describes...

Empirical research demonstrates that judges are prone to cognitive and social biases, both of which can reduce the accuracy of judgements and introduce extra-legal influences on judicial decisions. While these findings raise the important question of how to mitigate the...

American eviction proceedings are governed by a fusion of property and contract law. The law’s narrow understanding of eviction ignores the importance of a dwelling place to its occupants. Property is not merely land or a structure on that land;...

U.S. courts have, time and again, struck down genus claims for undue experimentation. The most recent blow came last year in Amgen v. Sanofi, when the Supreme Court affirmed the lower court’s ruling that Amgen’s patent on antibodies with a...

By David Lamb. Full Text. At the same time that the deadly toll of gun violence continues to grow in the U.S., now taking nearly 50,000 lives per year, federal lawmakers and courts have increasingly constrained government authorities’ tools for...

The Minnesota Law Review invites you to attend the Vol. 110 Symposium, "The Battle Will Not Be Over": 60 Years of the Voting Rights Act. As Lyndon B. Johnson signed the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, he warned that...

By Billy Clark. Full Text. Concerned by the public health threats posed by certain firearms, the Massachusetts legislature enacts a law to set safety standards for firearms in the Commonwealth. Firearm dealers across the State, including some of the leading...

By JOEL S. JOHNSON. Full Text. Both the historic rule of lenity and the new major questions doctrine rest on a fundamental commitment to the separation of powers for important policy questions. In light of that shared justification, the logic...

Abstract In the debate on copyright exceptions permitting text and data mining (“TDM”) for the development of generative AI systems, the so-called “three-step test” has become a centre of gravity. The test serves as a universal yardstick for assessing the...

Algorithmic decision-making systems have become pervasive across critical domains including employment, housing, healthcare, and criminal justice. While these systems promise enhanced efficiency and objectivity, they increasingly demonstrate patterns of discrimination that perpetuate and amplify existing societal biases. This paper examines...