Hala Jarbou

Judges are establishing guidelines to regulate AI use in courtrooms while cautiously adopting the technology themselves. Surveys show 60% of judges use AI tools, but concerns about AI hallucinations, privacy, and reliability persist, prompting initiatives like the Judicial AI Consortium to address gaps in training and understanding.

The U.S. Department of Justice is challenging a lower court decision that blocked its access to Michigan's sensitive voter data, arguing it weakens investigations into racial discrimination in voting. The case centers on the interpretation of the 1960 Civil Rights Act, with Michigan resisting the request, claiming the data is a state-created record not covered by the law. The debate occurs amid recent Supreme Court rulings that weakened the Voting Rights Act and concerns over the Justice Department's plan to use the data in a Homeland Security program to identify noncitizen voters.