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March 19, 2025

ABA Criminal Justice Section, Events March 21-26, 2025

White Collar Criminal Defense Training Program

The White Collar Defense Training program is a groundbreaking hands-on training for practitioners of all experience levels that leads participants through a realistic hypothetical from investigation to trial to sentencing.

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March 21, 2025 | Stetson University College of Law

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Privacy and Emerging Technology National Institute

This enlightening conference provides you with opportunities to see and understand privacy and emerging technology issues in a different and transformative way.

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March 20 – 21, 2025 | Washington, DC

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Hot Topics in Immigration Removal and Enforcement

Panelists will discuss new and emerging issues facing individuals who may be subject to increased enforcement and are seeking relief before the Department of Homeland Security and Executive Office for Immigration Review.

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March 26, 2025 | 3:00pm Eastern

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March 12, 2025

Evaluating DeepSeek for Legal Research: Capabilities, Risks, and Comparisons

by David Badertscher

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed numerous industries, and legal research is no exception. Emerging AI-powered tools have introduced new efficiencies in case law analysis, contract review, compliance monitoring, and legal document automation. Among these innovations, DeepSeek, an open-source large language model (LLM), has garnered attention for its potential to revolutionize legal research support systems.

DeepSeek offers advanced reasoning capabilities, text summarization, and document analysis functions that could significantly enhance legal workflows. Its open-source nature and adaptability set it apart from proprietary legal research platforms such as Westlaw Edge, LexisNexis, and Casetext’s CoCounsel. However, its viability as a legal research tool must be assessed not only in terms of its technological capabilities but also through the lens of accuracy, security, regulatory compliance, and ethical considerations.

February 16, 2025

Potential Impacts of Government Efficiency Reforms Led by Elon Musk on U.S. Government Libraries

by David Badertscher

Introduction

Materials consulted in preparing this posting were curated from various sources including the recently introduced Deep Research by OpenAI.

With Elon Musk at the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency, various agencies within the U.S. government may experience restructuring aimed at streamlining operations, reducing costs, and integrating advanced technologies. One area likely to be affected is government agency libraries—institutions that provide critical research, archival, and information services to federal employees, policymakers, and researchers. These libraries, usually housed within agencies such as the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the Department of Defense (DoD), play an essential role in supporting government functions. This essay explores how Musk’s efficiency-driven policies might reshape these libraries, with potential consequences for automation, digitization, data management, funding, privacy and information security. Although the focus of this posting is U.S. government libraries, its implications are far reaching.