Artificial intelligence has made great inroads, but hasn t yet increased access to civil justice
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When it comes to civil law, artificial intelligence identifies suitable jurors, speeds legal research, predicts judicial outcomes, and promises cheaper and faster electronic discovery. These AI use cases are becoming table stakes in litigation support software for law firms and corporate legal departments.
But when it comes to helping pro se litigants navigate the complex and intimidating civil court structure, AI isn’t helping them access court procedures and legal documents.
According to the Legal Services Corp., 86% of the civil legal needs of low-income Americans received inadequate or no aid. On average, close to 50% of all cases filed in the U.S. Courts of Appeals since 1995 were pro se. In 2019, the National Center for State Courts reported from anecdotal data that 75% or more civil cases in state and local courts have at least one sel
Brazil s Rio Grande do Sul court system hit by REvil ransomware
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Brazil s Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul was hit with an REvil ransomware attack yesterday that encrypted employee s files and forced the courts to shut down their network.
Tribunal de Justiça do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (TJRS) is the court system for the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
The attack started yesterday morning when employees suddenly found that all of their documents and images were no longer accessible and ransom notes had appeared on their Windows desktops.
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RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro’s outgoing mayor Marcelo Crivella was released from jail on Wednesday after Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice granted him home arrest.
Crivella, whose term ends on Dec. 31, was arrested on Tuesday on graft allegations, in an embarrassment for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, an ideological ally and anti-corruption campaigner who had backed the mayor’s failed re-election bid.
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Crivella, the first Rio mayor arrested during the course of his term, on Tuesday denied any wrongdoing and said he was the target of political persecution.
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(Updates with Crivella’s release from jail)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro’s outgoing mayor Marcelo Crivella was released from jail on Wednesday after Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice granted him home arrest.
Crivella, whose term ends on Dec. 31, was arrested on Tuesday on graft allegations, in an embarrassment for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, an ideological ally and anti-corruption campaigner who had backed the mayor’s failed re-election bid.
Crivella, the first Rio mayor arrested during the course of his term, on Tuesday denied any wrongdoing and said he was the target of political persecution.