John Hill in Law360 Canada had a column called, “When the judiciary and politics mix.” He said that “Justice Liu was delivering an important and timely message” in a manner with no Canadian equivalent — “In Canada, we have never had a situation like” Liu’s speech that directly criticized the U.S. administration. “Nonetheless,” he added, “should the executive branch of Canada get so out of line that democracy in this country is threatened, hopefully our judges and lawyers will be the first to speak up.”

(Subscription required) Specifically, the filing asks the justices to expand and extend an existing program that allows 2020 law school graduates to temporarily practice law under the supervision of an attorney. That program, aimed at helping graduates impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic find interim work, gives the remaining 71 participants until the end of this year to make the exam pass list.

Reporters I spoke to who worked on these stories primarily used machine learning techniques that preceded the release of ChatGPT and rise of large language models (LLMs). Overall, many of the AI tools used this year count investigative reporters as their earliest adopters in newsrooms.

The Colorado River Basin is home to 30 federally recognized Tribal Nations, each with distinct histories, cultures, and relationships with the river’s ecosystem. As vital stakeholders in water management discussions, these nations depend on the river for domestic use, agriculture, economic development, and cultural practices.