About Eric Prindle, Esq.
Eric Prindle is an attorney, writer, and digital marketer based in Minneapolis, where he lives with his partner and two children. Originally from Pennsylvania, he is a 2006 graduate of New York University School of Law and has more than 16 years of legal marketing experience, including 12 years managing content operations and digital strategy teams. He also currently serves as a member of the home rule Charter Commission for the City of Minneapolis.
Articles written by Eric Prindle, Esq.
Voter Intimidation Laws: Legal Protections Against Harassment
In the United States, voters are protected by law from any intimidation related to voting, registering to vote, encouraging others to vote or register to vote, or otherwise exercising their rights under federal election laws. These laws apply specifically to federal elections, but many states have comparable laws for state and local elections. For personalized legal advice on exercising your right to vote, reach out to a local civil rights lawyer. Federal Laws Prohibit Voter Intimidation …
Ballot Counting Process: How Your Vote Is Verified and Tallied
In recent years, many states have implemented changes to make voting more convenient than ever before. For example, mail-in voting, traditionally reserved for absentee voters, has been made more widely available in some jurisdictions. In-person early voting has become another popular option. Provisional ballots are available for voters whose eligibility is questioned. Given the different types of ballots and processes, it’s understandable when people have questions about how their …
US Election Administration: Who Runs and Oversees Elections?
Election administration refers to the nuts-and-bolts running of the process by which people vote on who should represent them at all levels of government. It includes tasks such as: Registering voters Designing ballots Purchasing and distributing voting machines Overseeing in-person Election Day, early voting, and absentee voting operations Counting ballots and reporting vote totals In the United States’ federal system, jurisdiction over election administration ultimately rests with state …
Blockchain, AI, and the Law: The Intersection of Disruptive Innovations
Over the past decade, two emerging technologies have attracted an enormous amount of attention from institutions, financial markets, the media, and the public: Blockchain, the distributed ledger protocol behind cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin Artificial intelligence, an umbrella term for computational methods that are designed to mimic human behaviors such as learning, problem-solving, and decision-making The public is mostly familiar with these technologies in the forms of cryptocurrency, …
Data Privacy and Security Risks in Scientific AI Applications
As AI technologies continue to develop, every industry must calibrate its risk management standards and practices to meet the moment. Scientific fields are no exception. The data privacy and security risks of AI are particularly pronounced in areas of science that are focused on human subjects, especially medical and social sciences. For legal advice, reach out to a science and technology lawyer. AI Risks in the Medical and Life Sciences The potential for revolutionary AI applications in the …
How AI Is Changing Pretrial Discovery
Pretrial discovery often accounts for most of the costs of civil litigation. Even before the rise of artificial intelligence, the discovery process evolved substantially over the past 20 years. For example, electronically stored information (ESI) — such as electronic documents, emails, databases, and metadata — has become the primary source of discoverable material. The use of e-discovery platforms has streamlined the management and review of documents. The rapid development and launch of …
Liability and Risk Management: When an AI System Causes Harm
As people and businesses have increasingly embraced artificial intelligence tools to complete tasks previously done either manually by humans or through deterministic automation, the question of what happens when these AI systems cause harm has come to the fore. Traditional legal concepts such as negligence, strict liability, and professional responsibility are, on their face, applicable to harms caused by AI technology. However, these areas of law have, in some cases, started adapting as AI …
How AI Evidence Is Changing Expert Testimony
The availability of generative artificial intelligence tools, which are capable of producing original written materials, images, and sound recordings, has presented new challenges for courts. Challenges particularly arise with respect to evidentiary rules and expert testimony. What follows is a summary of some of the emerging trends and issues in this rapidly evolving area. For specialized legal advice, reach out to an attorney with experience in technology issues. AI Hallucinations in Expert …
Can Companies Use My Likeness for AI Applications?
The rapid rollout of sophisticated generative artificial intelligence tools has led many to have serious concerns about how AI applications could use their likeness. Anyone, from celebrities and public figures to private citizens, is now susceptible to having their names, images, and voices incorporated into AI-generated deepfakes. This article will discuss what protections the law already offers and the open questions that remain as this area of law evolves in response to the growth of AI …
Can Lawyers Use AI in Court? State-by-State Rules
The widespread availability of artificial intelligence technologies presents both opportunities and challenges for lawyers. Generative AI tools hold the potential to make legal research, drafting, and other tasks more efficient in the hands of attorneys who understand how these tools work and use them responsibly. At the same time, the use of AI technology in the legal profession can have serious pitfalls, from unauthorized handling of client data to the hallucination of nonexistent cases and …
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