Instead of all this pearl-clutching over legal AI, hallucinations and other obstacles:
Why not let the systems talk to each other?
Electronic filing is already standard, why not let a court AI review an incoming submission for hallucinations and โฆ
Former Miami federal criminal defense lawyer, Mexicana Airlines cargo station rep and oh yeah, Saudi Arabia.
- 99 year lease
- “As if it were sovereign”
- Condominium
- Shanghai-like extraterritoriality
- SOFA
Let Legal AI Communicate
Another Letter from Vietnam
Last weekend in Vietnam. I leave for Bangkok Monday morning.
I still canโt figure out whatโs real and whatโs not in this war. There was a report the USS Carney was sunk by Iranian Al Fatah missiles and how this was going to change the global war โฆ
Another absolutely true tale from the Arabias.
Representative Democracies
Don’t forget that representative democracy gave us Adolf Hitler.
Enough is Enough
Kurt Vonnegut advised, “pity the reader.” Last week’s piece was long and true; this week the selection is short and fictional. Who has time to read all this drivel?
After Trump failed to win re-election in 2020, he became the โฆ
Stranded in Chicago
The collapse of Americaโs air transport network due to storms and government funding shenanigans has left long lines of passengers trying to get to canceled flights and general havoc.
There are no trains, inter-city buses or rental cars, leaving โฆ
Fourteen Centuries
Irish monks in the 7th century began to insert spaces between words, a technology that has not reached 21st century Thailand.
News:
The website (http://mu7ami.com) is up and running, but I donโt know if all the links work. If you find a mistake, you can report it to no-reply@mu7ami.com.
This Week
During a past life as an 80โs-90โs era criminal defense lawyer in Miami, I โฆ
The Curse of Sendero Luminoso
The Peruvian government rewarded the 80 or so officers that comprised a special investigations group that captured Abimael Guzman with cash bonuses of $14,000 USD.
Almost all of these officers invested their rewards with a loan scheme that promised โฆ
No Ice in Drinks
In Southeast Asia, a legacy from French colonial times is an aversion to ice in beverages.
2d Letter from Da Nang
Retirement Part 1
When asked about his retirement plans on his 70th birthday, the Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Schneerson, demurred, pointing out plans to complete seventy new schools that year.
It may or may not be obvious that these circulars are โฆ
Law and Rockets: An American Lawyer in Iraq
Hereโs a selection for your reading pleasure. The book can be found at Amazon or a copy ordered from your favorite bookstore.
Ritaโs Daughter
Ritaโs daughter was just sixteen when she told her mother she had a boyfriend. Rita was immediately suspicious because of the way her daughter left off details.
The young manโyounger than Rita, at least, but not by much, worked at a local gas โฆ
Letter from Vietnam
Last weekโs circular (Iโm not really sure what to call these installments) solicited several questions asking if it were true or based on a true story.
There is a Hotel Lafayette in New Orleans. There was a one-armed man who worked at the Camellia โฆ
Gold Shops
Danang has gold shops like Thailand. Unlike Thailand, the gold shops here are also places to convert foreign currency into Vietnamese Dong.
I didnโt know this when I went out in search of a place to change money. I didnโt see any ATMโs in my โฆ
Da Nang
The flight from Bangkok was uneventful. Some turbulence on take off; there were low clouds but I didnโt recognize any when I left the hotel.
We landed at a high rate of speed but then coasted to a stop. I realized the the runway was one of the long โฆ
Dans lโHotel Lafayette
On the run from a drug cartel in the Crescent City, there’s still time to discuss Wilde, Heloise, Abelard…and waffles.
Alternatives to Conquest
Or should I say Anschluss?
January 11, the Draft and Max Factorโs brother Jake
Today is January 11.
In 1942 the war wasnโt going well for the Allies. The US tightened rules for its draft, requiring all able-bodied men to register. My grandfather duly registered, listing his birthday as 11 January, which in fact was not his โฆ
Venezuela and Napoleon
I hope that Maduro takes Napoleonโs advice concerning Louis XVI. That is, Louis should not have recognized the French courtโs jurisdiction to try him, he should not have participated in the proceedings.
Noriega, unfortunately, โฆ
Electronic Signatures
The Danish post office announced that it will no longer accept or deliver letters. The writing has long been on the wall: paper documents are deprecated. Given that a forty-page contract would probably not qualify as a letterโbut then again, thereโs โฆ
Happy Holidays
The Fire: Thai-Cambodia Border Skirmish, December, 2025
When I was in Riyadh, Houthi missiles would fall from time to time; now I am in Bangkok where a new war threatens.
Following a peace conference between Thailand and Cambodia held in neutral Kuala Lumpur, Thailand and Cambodia accuse each other of โฆ
German Fanta has 3% fruit juice, real sugar and natural colors. American Fanta has no fruit juice, corn syrup sweetener and Red#89. According to European legislation, American Fanta can be sold in the EU but must carry a warning label.
