Library News Dr. King's Chicago Campaign & Legacy for Fair Housing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Chicago to address housing issues in one of the most segregated cities in the country. Are You Smarter Than AI? The New York Times recently posed this question in an article exploring how to measure the true capabilities of AI, particularly its progress toward achieving human-level intelligence, also known as artificial general intelligence… Environmental Courts & Tribunals (ECTs) I recently prepared a detailed report about Chilean law and the country’s legal and judicial systems. While researching for the report, I noted that Chile has three environmental courts that are designated to… Siren Songs of AI: A Legal Briefing Dilemma A recent post on the RIPS SIS Blog (When AI Hallucinates Courts Hammer Attorneys) discussed recent cases finding their way into the “compendium of cautionary tales warning against blind reliance on AI assistance… Remembering U.S. Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue A recent blog post highlighted the increasing presence of Black female judges in the United States, tracing the progress from Judge Jane Bolin, the first Black woman to serve as a judge in… American Arbitration Association Launches Free AI-driven Handbooks The American Arbitration Association plans to release a series of free AI-driven handbooks (AAAi Chat Books), which will allow users to ask questions and get answers about various aspects of arbitration. The first part… Thoughts on AI The integration of AI in the legal sector will transform legal workflows and training by enhancing efficiency and collaboration while raising critical ethical concerns regarding data security and ensuring other professional standards are upheld. A Bit of Legal History II: Why Does the US Have a Mixed Legal System? “At that time, most Louisianians were of French descent, most spoke only French, and most thought of themselves as French Creoles, not as Americans. Though the law then in force was Spanish, not… A Bit of Legal History: Why Are There Words of French Origin Used in the Modern Practice of Law in the US? “Law French was like a hyphen that kept alive the general framework of an earlier vocabulary and syntax until a time when English had become a full and flexible language and had appropriated… Spring 2025 Reference Services This spring the library reference desk will be staffed by a librarian or student assistant Monday through Thursday. The reference desk is located on the 6th floor of the library. If the reference… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 19 Next
