Prakazrel “Pras” Michel is seeking to have his corruption conviction overturned, citing various reasons, including the alleged use of artificial intelligence by his high-profile defense attorney during the final arguments. According to Politico, Michel, a member of the Fugees hip-hop group, was convicted in April of conspiracy, witness tampering, and acting as an unregistered …
Why Representing Himself Could Be a Costly Mistake for Donald Trump Representing oneself in legal matters is often seen as unwise, and the same goes for Donald Trump. The former president finds himself embroiled in a civil trial over a massive fraud committed by his company, and he has chosen to personally attack those involved. …
Use our new search tool to see which authors have been used to train the machines. Illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. September 25, 2023, 1:27 PM ET
**Editor’s note: This article is a part of The Atlantic’s series on Books3. You can do a database search here, and read about its origins here.** Over the summer, I reported on an extensive collection of more than 191,000 books known as “Books3” that were used without permission by Meta, Bloomberg, and other companies to …
After a lengthy investigation, a Washington, DC, bar committee has recommended the disbarment of Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor and personal lawyer to Donald Trump. The committee unanimously concluded that Giuliani, in his pursuit of overturning the 2020 presidential election results, made baseless claims of massive election fraud without providing any evidence. As …
Renowned trial lawyer Bill Carmody, known for his representation of Uber against Google and WeWork founder Adam Neumann, and his spouse Catherine, have successfully sold their luxurious sixth-floor condo in Noho for $7.75 million, as recorded in property documents. The exquisite residence, located at 40 Bond St., was initially listed for $8.3 million. The Carmodys …
Two attorneys who submitted court briefs riddled with errors, with assistance from ChatGPT, have been fined $5,000 each by Judge P. Kevin Castel of Manhattan’s Federal District Court. Furthermore, they are required to inform each of the actual judges whose names were falsely used in the filings about the case’s outcome. Judge Castel emphasized …