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Virginia’s New Record Sealing Law: What It Means and What You Should Do Now
Written by: Bradley Marshall For years, Virginia law offered very limited options for people with criminal convictions who wanted to move forward without old records standing in the way. That changes this summer. On July 1, 2026, Virginia’s new record sealing law takes effect, creating—at long last—a legal path to […]
Generative AI, Confidentiality, and Privilege
Written by: Guy Jeffress THE HEPPNER DECISION On February 10, 2026, Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York ruled in United States v. Heppner, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32697 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 17, 2026) that documents generated through a consumer version of Anthropic’s Claude AI tool were not […]
Consistency Beats Intensity
Written by: Jaclyn Doherty, Varp™ Written by: Jaclyn Doherty, VARP™ Most people only see the finished product.The filed motion. The signed agreement. The closed case. What they do not see is everything that happened before that moment. They do not see the calendars that were managed down to the minute.The […]
Judgement Voided: The Necessary Parties Doctrine
Written by: Stephen Lofaso Civil litigation is fraught with procedural rules that can destroy the unwary litigant’s case, sometimes even after obtaining a favorable result. Such is the nature of the necessary parties doctrine. The doctrine was created to protect the rights of parties who will be affected by the […]