Tag: Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell
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An obligation to use AI? Federal judge addresses lawyers on responsible technology use
U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell addressed a group of Colorado attorneys on Friday with the message that they should be practicing and understanding how to use artificial intelligence because it is encroaching on more and more aspects of society. “There was a time when you had to be rich to have a cell phone,”…
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Colorado judges explore professionalism, ethics, AI in discussions with lawyers
Members of Colorado’s state and federal judiciary held a series of discussions with lawyers on Friday that touched on attorneys’ ethical obligations, the responsible use of artificial intelligence and generational differences in the legal profession. “The world has changed very dramatically since we started practicing. It’s much more competitive,” said Justice Richard L. Gabriel. The…
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Judge declines to dismiss inmate lawsuit over attack at Supermax prison
A federal judge has once again rejected the federal government’s wish to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to hold it liable for a prison yard attack on an inmate. Within 24 hours of his arrival at the United States Penitentiary at Florence, David J. Martin alleged he was stabbed 19 times with a knife by his co-defendant in…
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Federal judge declines to reconsider decision allowing jury trial against gun manufacturer
A federal judge has rebuffed a Pennsylvania-based gunmaker’s request and stood by her previous order allowing a jury to decide whether a manufacturing defect caused a handgun to accidentally discharge into its owner at a Colorado Springs movie theater. U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell declined to reconsider her previous finding that John Heikkila could…