“We’re not there to provide entertainment. We’re there to decide cases,” Roberts sternly declared. Or did he? — ChatGPT and the Supreme Court, two years later

Share Just over two years ago, following the launch of ChatGPT, SCOTUSblog decided to test how accurate the much-hyped AI really was — at least when it came to Supreme Court-related questions. The conclusion? Its performance was “uninspiring”: precise, accurate, and at times surprisingly human-like text appeared alongside errors and […]

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The morning read for Friday, March 21

Share The court released two opinions this morning. In Delligatti v. United States, the court ruled against a former associate of the Genovese crime family that an attempted murder-for-hire was a violent crime eligible for a firearms sentencing enhancement under federal law. And in Thompson v. United States, the court ruled […]

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Announcement of opinions for Friday, March 21

Share On Friday, March 21, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements.     The post Announcement of opinions for Friday, March 21 appeared first on SCOTUSblog.

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Former clerk tapped for fall double jeopardy argument

Share The Supreme Court has tapped a former clerk to Justice Sonia Sotomayor to defend a lower court ruling in next term’s Barrett v. United States, a New York man’s challenge to his robbery convictions and sentences under two federal laws. The federal government, which prevailed in the lower court […]

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The morning read for Thursday, March 20

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: White House calls on Supreme Court to rein in judges blocking Trump’s agenda (Steve Holland & Nandita Bose, Reuters) Trump administration unfazed by court losses and sets […]

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The morning read for Wednesday, March 19

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Top US Supreme Court justice rebukes Trump’s call to impeach judge (Kayla Epstein, BBC News) Louisiana puts man to death in state’s first nitrogen gas execution (Sara […]

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