Legal AI

UN elects new ICJ judges with past involvement in anti-Israel legal proceedings

UN elects new ICJ judges with past involvement in anti-Israel legal proceedings
Jerusalem Post

The judges elected were Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud of Jordan, Dapo Akande of the UK, François Alabrune of France, Phoebe Okowa of Kenya, and Rena Lee of Singapore.

By Jerusalem PostNovember 5, 20261 min read

Legal AI News

All coverage →
Trump’s weaponized DOJ is flailing in court just to save his ego
Legal AI

Trump’s weaponized DOJ is flailing in court just to save his ego

The election challenges, absurdly being resolved just as Election Day hits tomorrow, even, are spawning absurd and contradictory moves by Donald Trump’s Justice Department and being batted away by the courts.Rather than closing arguments about the voting, Team Trump is digging in for legal and political fights about who can vote and how to count ballots towards seating a Congress that will voice opposition to Trump’s policies.Yesterday, on Sunday, it was Chief Judge Sharon Gleason of the U.S. District Court in Alaska who threw out the challenge over two “Dan Sullivans” on the ballot for...

alternet · November 2, 2026

Featured Desks

Six desks · updated hourly

Editor's Picks

Hand-selected coverage
Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in state interference case
Industry Analysis

Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in state interference case

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad sentenced human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and advocate Hadi Ali Chatha to 10 years imprisonment each. Court Judge Tahir Abbas Sipra announced the detailed verdict at Adiala Jail following the completion of trial proceedings. Furthermore, the specialized court imposed monetary fines of Rs50,000 under various legal sections against both […]

dailytimes · October 29, 2026
Imaan, Hadi call security breach case ‘harassment’ over HR work
Legal AI

Imaan, Hadi call security breach case ‘harassment’ over HR work

Human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, have alleged that the case against them pertaining to a security breach was “nothing more than harassment” for their legal and human rights work, falling under the broader pattern of targeting through “reprisals”. “The evidence produced during this trial is not against us, […]

dailytimes · October 29, 2026
FCC signals disquiet over SC bench’s handling of settled matter
LegalTech News

FCC signals disquiet over SC bench’s handling of settled matter

The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Wednesday regretted the course adopted by a bench of the Supreme Court on an already determined matter by describing the approach as “something that raises serious concerns regarding judicial discipline, legal norms and institutional propriety”. “The course adopted in the subsequent order, authored by Justice Munib Akhtar, raises serious […]

dailytimes · October 29, 2026

Opinion & Analysis

Expert Analysis

Grounded Reasoning Is the Only Legal AI Feature That Matters

Every other capability is negotiable. Citation fidelity to real, retrievable case law is not — and most vendors still fudge it.

Prof. Alistair Venn
Chair of Legal Technology, Meridian University

The Billable Hour Won't Survive Contact With Competent AI

Firms clinging to hourly billing while selling AI-accelerated turnaround are pricing themselves out of their own efficiency gains.

Dame Ruth Ellery
Former Managing Partner, Ellery & Cross

Regulators Are Asking the Wrong Question About Legal AI

The debate over whether AI should touch legal work is over. The one that matters now is who is accountable when it does.

Dr. Nadia Kastellan
Senior Fellow, Institute for Legal Innovation
InvestigationOngoing series
Reddit and libertarian group challenge Australia’s under-16s social media ban in high court

Reddit and libertarian group challenge Australia’s under-16s social media ban in high court

Social network and Digital Freedom Project, led by NSW state MP John Ruddick, seek to overturn ban on grounds of implied freedom of political communicationAustralia’s world-leading under-16s social media ban will face its first major legal challenge on Tuesday, as Reddit and an advocacy group headed by a libertarian politician seek to overturn the law in the high court.Nearly 11 months ago, 10 platforms – Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Kick, X, Twitch and Threads – were required to deactivate or suspend the accounts of users they determined to be aged under 16...

By The GuardianNovember 2, 2026
Newsletter

Stay Ahead of Legal AI

Get the day's most important legal AI news, product launches, and policy developments delivered to your inbox.

We use your email only to send the LegalHyper briefing. Unsubscribe at any time.