Check out some of the newly added titles to the Law Library’s LexisNexis Digital Library:
Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies
Edited by Cynthia H. Cwik, Christopher A. Suarez, and Lucy L. Thomson; Published by the American Bar Association and sponsored by the Science & Technology Law Section (2024)
It’s no secret that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, is transformational and carries much potential for the administration of business and the performance of daily tasks. With such promise, however, comes the need to understand fully the challenges and risks associated with this technological development. This book, a collaboration by the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence and the ABA Science & Technology Law Section, offers discussions and practical advice on a wide range of topics dealing with AI. Part One offers some reflections on AI and its impacts on the legal profession. Part Two examines the legal issues and policy concerns and provides practical strategies for dealing with some of the known risks, such as cybersecurity threats, privacy concerns, and national security. Contributors look at the use of AI in the courts, in the classroom, and in the workplace as well as AI’s impact on access to justice initiatives. The final chapter is a glimpse into the long-term future of AI and the questions advanced AI scenarios might present with the rise of artificial superintelligence, conscious AI, and the concept of “the Singularity.”
On Being American
Edited by Suzanne Reynolds and Shannon Gilreath; Published by the American Bar Association and sponsored by the Judicial Division (2024)
“We the People” is more than the opening words of the Preamble to the United States Constitution; they are words that encapsulated the voice of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The notion of equality under the law permeated all aspects of Justice Ginsburg’s life, both personally and professionally. She was a staunch defender of civil rights and civil liberties in terms of gender, race, and reproductive rights and lent her voice to some of the Court’s most significant opinions, such as United States v. Virginia and Evenwel v. Abbott, and some of the most powerful, and sometimes scathing dissents. The contributing authors offer their thoughts of Ginsburg’s legacy, including her anti-stereotyping doctrine, her safeguarding of voting rights, her challenges to sex-based distinctions, and her commitment to the Equal Rights Amendment. As reflected in the writings of the contributors, Justice Ginsburg understood the expansiveness of those openings words of the Constitution, and in her formidable way, championed on behalf of the people so that all can live the dream of being American.
A Court Divided: October Term 2023
By Erwin Chemerinsky; Published by the American Bar Association and sponsored by the Judicial Division (2024)
From the rulings issued by the Court to allegations of ethical improprieties to the frustrations evident in the divided court, the October Term 2023 not only represented a low point in the history of the United States Supreme Court but also created a wave of changes in the law, government, and society. Noting that many of the key cases before the Court in October 2023 were split, not surprisingly, between the conservative and liberal justices, the author examines some of the significant cases involving key issues, such as abortion (Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine), gun rights (United States v. Rahimi), administrative law (Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo), and Donald Trump (Trump v. United States).
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