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Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus on artificial intelligence in federal courts. Describing AI as the “latest technological frontier,” he discussed the pros and cons of computer-generated content in the legal profession. Story, Page 3. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on uses of AI in federal courts

Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal controversies involving Donald Trump.
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FTX founder convicted of defrauding crypto customers

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry — a journey that included his testimony before Congress, a Super Bowl advertisement and dreams of a future run for president — hit rock bottom Thursday when a New York jury convicted the son of Stanford law professors of fraud for stealing at least $10 billion from customers and investors.
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O’Connor called ‘iconic jurist’ as Biden, Roberts speak at funeral

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the Arizona rancher’s daughter who became a voice of moderate conservatism as the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, was memorialized by President Joe Biden on Tuesday as a pioneer in the legal world who inspired generations of women.

Trial Notebook

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Court weighs informed consent on alternative treatment options

With no local precedent on an important aspect of informed consent in a malpractice case against an emergency medicine physician, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals looked at “the primary cases” from other jurisdictions on “the duty to inform the patient of alternative treatment options.”

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