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AI-powered "robot" lawyer will be first of its kind to represent defendant in court

BY MEGAN CERULLO

JANUARY 9, 2023 / 5:38 PM / MONEYWATCH

A "robot" lawyer powered by artificial intelligence will be the first of its kind to help a defendant fight a traffic ticket in court next month.

Joshua Browder, CEO of DoNotPay, said the company's AI-creation runs on a smartphone, listens to court arguments and formulates responses for the defendant. The AI lawyer tells the defendant what to say in real-time, through headphones.

The artificial intelligence firm has already used AI-generated form letters and chatbots to help people secure refunds for in-flight Wifi that didn't work, as well as to lower bills and dispute parking tickets, among other issues, according to Browder. All told the company has relied on these AI templates to win more than 2 million customer service disputes and court cases on behalf of individuals against institutions and organizations, he added.

It has raised $27.7 million from tech-focused venture capital firms, including Andreessen Horowitz and Crew Capital.

"In the past year, AI tech has really developed and allowed us to go back and forth in real time with corporations and governments," he told CBS MoneyWatch of recent advances. "We spoke live [with companies and customer service reps] to lower bills with companies; and what we're doing next month is try to use the tech in a courtroom for the first time."

If the robot lawyer loses the case, DoNotPay will cover any fines, Browder said.
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Hubby met Anne Gardner, an Assistant U. S. Attorney, at the Hays Senior Center. She told him about this very interesting criminal case in which she was involved in federal district court which can be seen in ID's "Murder in the Wicked West".

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/ ... to-testify
An Arkansas Drug Kingpin Was Gunned Down Just Days Before He Was Set to Testify
When light was shined on the seedy underbelly of Pocahontas, Arkansas, the town’s law-abiding citizens were shocked at the secrets that were revealed.


The FBI and Randolph County Sheriff’s Department were all anybody could talk about in 2011 after the results of a lengthy investigation implicated several of the small town’s high rollers in a large methamphetamine operation.

In May of that year, a tip from the local farm supply store led to a traffic stop where an officer found a rolling meth lab in a truck driven by local attorney Bob Castleman and his much younger girlfriend, Rebecca Spray. Castleman had once represented Spray in a criminal case, but his professional assistance turned personal. At the time of the traffic stop, Castleman and Spray had already been involved for a decade. After Castleman’s arrest, authorities searched his rural farm where they found evidence of a significant meth-cooking operation on the property.

Castleman’s son, Jerrod, was home at the time of the search and authorities learned that there was a larger criminal drug ring in play. Another local man, Travis Perkins, was the meth cook and dealer. Jerrod provided the chemicals while his father provided the covert space to make meth so nobody would be able to smell its pungent odor as it cooked.

Jerrod also had some other information: the police chief’s wife was involved. She worked in a local judge’s office, and authorities set up a surveillance operation. Sure enough, Perkins would come by the office after dark and leave about a gram of methamphetamine hidden in the flowerbed. The next day, the police chief’s wife would take the drugs and leave Perkins’ payment.

Federal indictments were issued as soon as there was enough evidence gathered. Perkins, Spray, both Castlemans, and the chief’s wife were all arrested and placed on supervised release pending their trial.

The trial was set for 2013, and Perkins was set to testify for the state. Three days before he was due to take the stand, two gunshots rang out from his downtown Pocahontas apartment.

When Travis was finally located, authorities discovered a grizzly scene in his windowless apartment. He had been shot twice — once in the face and once in the neck. He was lying face-up on the bed, and it looked as if he was getting up off his bed to greet somebody when he was shot and fell backward onto the bed. There were two spent shell casings on the floor, blood splattered across the wall, and no sign of forced entry.

Police immediately had some suspects in mind.
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When Travis was finally located, authorities discovered a grizzly scene ...
No, it was a grisly scene, and there is a difference. :homophone:
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Foggy wrote: Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:59 am
When Travis was finally located, authorities discovered a grizzly scene ...
No, it was a grisly scene, and there is a difference. :homophone:
Unless, of course, someone introduced Ursus arctos horribilis into Arkansas, and they were feasting on the corpse. Then it would have been a grisly grizzly scene. yesno? :smoking:
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Tiredretiredlawyer wrote: Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:53 am Hubby met Anne Gardner, an Assistant U. S. Attorney, at the Hays Senior Center. She told him about this very interesting criminal case in which she was involved in federal district court which can be seen in ID's "Murder in the Wicked West".

https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/ ... to-testify
An Arkansas Drug Kingpin Was Gunned Down Just Days Before He Was Set to Testify
When light was shined on the seedy underbelly of Pocahontas, Arkansas, the town’s law-abiding citizens were shocked at the secrets that were revealed.


The FBI and Randolph County Sheriff’s Department were all anybody could talk about in 2011 after the results of a lengthy investigation implicated several of the small town’s high rollers in a large methamphetamine operation.

In May of that year, a tip from the local farm supply store led to a traffic stop where an officer found a rolling meth lab in a truck driven by local attorney Bob Castleman and his much younger girlfriend, Rebecca Spray. Castleman had once represented Spray in a criminal case, but his professional assistance turned personal. At the time of the traffic stop, Castleman and Spray had already been involved for a decade. After Castleman’s arrest, authorities searched his rural farm where they found evidence of a significant meth-cooking operation on the property.

Castleman’s son, Jerrod, was home at the time of the search and authorities learned that there was a larger criminal drug ring in play. Another local man, Travis Perkins, was the meth cook and dealer. Jerrod provided the chemicals while his father provided the covert space to make meth so nobody would be able to smell its pungent odor as it cooked.

Jerrod also had some other information: the police chief’s wife was involved. She worked in a local judge’s office, and authorities set up a surveillance operation. Sure enough, Perkins would come by the office after dark and leave about a gram of methamphetamine hidden in the flowerbed. The next day, the police chief’s wife would take the drugs and leave Perkins’ payment.

Federal indictments were issued as soon as there was enough evidence gathered. Perkins, Spray, both Castlemans, and the chief’s wife were all arrested and placed on supervised release pending their trial.

The trial was set for 2013, and Perkins was set to testify for the state. Three days before he was due to take the stand, two gunshots rang out from his downtown Pocahontas apartment.

When Travis was finally located, authorities discovered a grizzly scene in his windowless apartment. He had been shot twice — once in the face and once in the neck. He was lying face-up on the bed, and it looked as if he was getting up off his bed to greet somebody when he was shot and fell backward onto the bed. There were two spent shell casings on the floor, blood splattered across the wall, and no sign of forced entry.

Police immediately had some suspects in mind.
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Kansas researcher avoids prison in blow to Trump-era China-related probe

Nate Raymond
Wed, January 18, 2023 at 8:53 PM GMT+1

(Reuters) - A former University of Kansas professor avoided prison on Wednesday for making a false statement related to work he was doing in China in the latest setback for a Trump-era U.S. Department of Justice crackdown on Chinese influence within American academia.

Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson in Kansas City, Kansas, to sentence Feng "Franklin" Tao to 2-1/2 years in prison, even after she had thrown out most of his trial conviction for concealing work he did in China.

Robinson instead sentenced Tao to time served, saying there was no evidence he shared proprietary information with anyone in China and that the chemical engineering professor did research that was "freely shared in the scientific community."

"This is not an espionage case," Robinson said. "Maybe that's what the Department of Justice thought what was going on, but that's not what was going on."

Peter Zeidenberg, Tao's lawyer, said his client was "immensely relieved by the sentence."

He said Tao will appeal his remaining false statement conviction for failing to disclose his affiliation with a Chinese university on a form submitted to the University of Kansas.

Tao, who was indicted in 2019, was among about two dozen academics who were charged as part of the "China Initiative," which launched in 2018 during former Republican President Donald Trump's era and aimed to counter suspected Chinese economic espionage and research theft.




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Prosecutor suspended by DeSantis loses bid to get job back

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Fri, January 20, 2023 at 6:34 PM GMT+1

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the First Amendment and the Florida Constitution by removing an elected state prosecutor, but that the federal courts lack the power to reinstate him.

In an order dismissing the case, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle wrote that federal law prevents him from returning elected prosecutor Andrew Warren to office in a lawsuit that centered on state law.

DeSantis suspended Warren last year over the elected prosecutor’s signing of statements that said he would not pursue criminal charges against seekers or providers of abortion or gender transition treatments, as well as policies about not charging people with some minor crimes.

Warren — a twice-elected, Democratic state attorney in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa — sued the governor in federal court to get his job back.

“The idea that a governor can break federal and state law to suspend an elected official should send shivers down the spine of anyone who cares about free speech, the integrity of our elections or the rule of law,” Warren said at a brief press conference Friday, before telling reporters “This is not over."

In testimony, Warren argued that he was suspended over his personal political positions on abortion and transgender issues. He said his office applied prosecutorial discretion over whether to bring charges in all cases, considering public safety and other matters.

Judge Hinkle's decision largely sides with Warren's arguments but finds that the case is effectively a state matter that cannot be resolved by a federal judge.

“Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended elected State Attorney Andrew H. Warren, ostensibly on the ground that Mr. Warren had blanket policies not to prosecute certain kinds of cases. The allegation was false," Hinkle wrote. “Mr. Warren’s well established policy, followed in every case by every prosecutor in the office, was to exercise prosecutorial discretion at every stage of every case.”

He added: “But the Eleventh Amendment prohibits a federal court from awarding declaratory or injunctive relief of the kind at issue against a state official based only on a violation of state law.”






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‘All-natural’ Simply Orange Juice has high toxic PFAS levels, lawsuit alleges
Coca-Cola claimed juice was healthy despite toxic ‘forever chemicals’ levels ‘hundreds of times’ above federal limits, suit says

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Thu 19 Jan 2023 11.00 GMT

A new class-action lawsuit in the US alleges Coca-Cola and Simply Orange Juice deceived customers with claims of an all-natural, healthy product when the juice has been found to be contaminated with toxic PFAS at levels “hundreds of times” above federal advisory limits for drinking water.

PFAS are a class of about 12,000 chemicals typically used to make thousands of consumer products resist water, stains and heat. They are called “forever chemicals” because they do not naturally break down, and they are linked to cancer, fetal complications, liver disease, kidney disease, autoimmune disorders and other serious health issues.

Water is considered to be a main exposure route, but researchers have recently found contaminated food to be more of a risk than previously thought. Still, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken little action to address food contamination. It annually tests some food products for the chemicals, but developed a methodology that ignores what public health advocates say are dangerous levels.

“As we get better and better able to measure PFAS at lower levels and the FDA falls further behind on what it is testing … then you’re going to keep seeing these lawsuits pop up,” said Tom Neltner, chemicals policy director with the Environmental Defense Fund, a non-profit that pressures the FDA to take stronger action on PFAS.

The suit, filed in the southern district of New York, asks a judge to order monetary compensation and take other “appropriate” steps.




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Well shit. Still struggle to eat, still with limited taste and smell. I buy Simply Orange Juice to have some fruit. Not that I use it daily, but it is better than nothing. Maybe I need a different brand?
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Lani wrote: Sat Jan 21, 2023 5:19 am Well shit. Still struggle to eat, still with limited taste and smell. I buy Simply Orange Juice to have some fruit. Not that I use it daily, but it is better than nothing. Maybe I need a different brand?
Maybe depend on where the juice is bottled. It's my understanding that juices are concentrated, possibly frozen, near the orchards, then transported to a bottling facility. The facility adds water to get the original consistency (or the one preferred by customers) so contamination may vary accross the distribution chain.
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Lani wrote: Sat Jan 21, 2023 5:19 am Well shit. Still struggle to eat, still with limited taste and smell. I buy Simply Orange Juice to have some fruit. Not that I use it daily, but it is better than nothing. Maybe I need a different brand?
One of my favorite things about Hawai’i was the availability of fresh half gallon boxes of guava juice in the supermarkets. I much prefer guava juice to orange, grapefruit or POG. I haven’t visited in several years (I was supposed to spent a week on Oahu last fall, but postponed my trip because of Covid-19). Maybe things have changed?
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Lawsuits filed over U.S. state restrictions on abortion pills

Jonathan Stempel and Brendan Pierson
Wed, January 25, 2023 at 3:44 PM GMT+1

(Reuters) -A maker of abortion pills and a doctor have filed lawsuits challenging state restrictions on the medication, in the first lawsuits of their kind since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal constitutional right to abortion.

In a complaint filed in federal court in Huntington, West Virginia, GenBioPro Inc said the state cannot override the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval from 2000 of mifepristone by banning the drug, the first in a two-drug regimen for medication abortions.

The doctor, Amy Bryant, filed a separate lawsuit in the federal court in Durham, North Carolina, challenging state-imposed restrictions on obtaining mifepristone, which she said impeded her ability to treat patients.

Both lawsuits fuel a growing legal battle over medication abortion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling eliminating the longstanding right to abortion established 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade, and effectively left states to regulate the procedure.

In a separate case, anti-abortion activists are urging a Texas federal judge to undo FDA approval of mifepristone altogether, and effectively pull the drug off the market.

Medication abortions make up more than half of U.S. abortions. Misoprostol is the second drug of the two-drug regimen for medication abortions.

GenBioPro, which sells a generic version of mifepristone, said West Virginia's Unborn Child Protection Act, which banned nearly all abortions in September, "conflicts with the strong national interest in ensuring access to a federally approved medication to end a pregnancy."

According to the lawsuit, the abortion pill ban violated the U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause because Congress gave the FDA the power to regulate drugs. The clause gives federal laws priority over conflicting state laws.

GenBioPro also said that the state's ban violated the Constitution's Commerce Clause, which restricts states from burdening interstate commerce.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said last June that states "may not ban mifepristone based on disagreement with the FDA's expert judgment about its safety and efficacy."




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Orlando mom can’t volunteer at sons’ school after OnlyFans content leaked, lawsuit alleges

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Fri, January 27, 2023 at 12:58 AM GMT+1

An Orlando mother is suing the school district after she was barred from volunteering at her sons’ elementary school, claiming the ban stems from her work as an OnlyFans model.

Victoria Triece, 31, sued Orange County Public Schools on Tuesday, according to court records. Triece, who requested a jury trial, is seeking damages beyond $100,000. ClickOrlando reported that Triece previously threatened to sue the school board for more than $1 million.

Triece, whose sons are aged 5 and 10, has been an approved volunteer at Sand Lake Elementary for the last five years, according to court records.

However, the school principal told Triece in October 2021 that she could no longer be on school grounds, according to a complaint filed Tuesday. The move came after the school principal learned a few months prior, in July, that Triece had a private subscription service on adult website OnlyFans.

“It’s not my whole life,” Triece told reporters on Thursday. “That’s a part of my life, but it’s not my life of being a mom or being a parent.”

Triece, who said she started an OnlyFans account two years ago, emphasized to reporters she only wants to be in the classroom supporting her sons as they learn.




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A pro se plaintiff sues the US Solicitor General and only the US Solicitor General for conspiracy, which takes more than one person. The sad thing is, while you expect these things from various pro se filers, I no longer would be that surprised to see it from a licensed attorney.

https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/sh ... 22cv3776-4
Plaintiff, a resident of Redwood City, California, invokes 42 U.S.C. § 1985, which creates a private cause of action for damages where “two or more persons” conspire to interfere with a person’s civil rights through statutorily proscribed conduct. But his one-page complaint names the U.S. Solicitor General, who cannot conspire alone, and is otherwise a collection of nonsensical words
Judge Cooper was on his periodic cleaning of the docket and dumping all of the crazy suits. The one above is one of 3 recently dismissed and there was another one at the beginning of January. One of them was at least a little specific, though I am not sure why he sues the US Solicitor General:
As drafted, plaintiff’s complaint fails to meet the minimal pleading standard set forth in Rule 8(a). According to plaintiff, antibacterial soaps and chemicals in disposable diapers are toxic, and he demands that this Court “Order a Total-Ban of Antibacterial Soap and Disposable Diapers containing dangerous chemicals.” Compl. at 1. Missing from the complaint is a short and plain statement of a viable legal claim for relief this Court may order. Therefore, the Court will dismiss the complaint and this civil action without prejudice. An Order is issued separately.
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BUT.... But.... but.... it's so easy - just sue him in his UPPER CASE and in his lower case personalities :mrgreen: :twisted:
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Town Wants Mural Torn Down Because it Shows ... Donuts

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Town officials in Conway, New Hampshire, are trying to force a local bakery to paint over a mural made by local school students.

In June, students from Kennett High School painted a colorful mural above the front door of Leavitt’s Country Bakery on White Mountain Highway. The mural features a New England mountain landscape made entirely of baked goods, such as donuts, scones and muffins. Leavitt’s owner Sean Young said at the time, he thought the mural “would be a fun project for kids and good for the community.”

But no good deed goes unpunished. Two months later, town officials decided that they would treat the students’ mural as a “sign” subject to strict size and location restrictions. Why? Simply because the mural’s mountainscape depicts baked goods like those sold at the bakery. Thus, officials believe the sign should be treated as an advertisement.

But Conway’s treatment of Leavitt’s mural as a “sign” is discriminatory and contrary to the First Amendment. The Institute for Justice is helping the bakery fight back.






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Just because you figured out a way to exploit high school students doesn't mean you get to bypass the law.
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If I saw that, I'd assume it was part of the bakery's signage. The background of the mural matches the background of the bakery sign, visually tying them together. Add in that the foreground matches the product being sold... Just because the mural doesn't have the bake shops name on it doesn't mean it's not advertising.
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W. Kevin Vicklund wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 8:37 am Just because you figured out a way to exploit high school students doesn't mean you get to bypass the law.
Obviously, I don't know the details of how the kids painted the mural, but when an opportunity like that comes up around here there is fierce competition to be chosen. Some have been paid, some haven't, city-wide or limited to one school, the whole school or just the art classes, limited ages or grades, if they apply and are chosen, it's a huge deal to them and I doubt they feel exploited. We get a $10,000 grant every year to produce a Young Artisans exhibit of students from a dozen schools chosen by their art teachers and the students are over the moon at their work being seen publicly. Some of the public murals round town here give service credits for working on them too.

As to anything other than the exploitation angle, :shrug:
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