A new study by George Mason University law librarians reveals that women now represent seven of the top ten most-cited U.S. legal scholars, more than doubling their previous presence in the top tier. While the total number of women in the top 100 slightly decreased to 35, University of Virginia professor Danielle Keats Citron maintained her position as the most-cited scholar for the second consecutive year. Learn more at the  ABA Journal .

Discover how Ohio is honoring our nation’s 250th anniversary through the unique legal and historical lens of the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Cleveland Law Library. Across all 88 counties, Ohioans are coming together to be a part of this milestone and you can listen to  Law Library Insights  to learn more about this semiquincentennial.

The  Ohio Supreme Court  has launched an  Artificial Intelligence Resource Library  to help the legal community navigate the growing impact of AI on court proceedings and opinion writing. This centralized hub provides access to ethics guidelines, state court practices, scholarly articles, and educational courses designed for judicial officers and attorneys.

717 Credit Union and the Akron Bar Association have launched a co-branded Affinity Visa card that donates 7.17 cents per transaction toward local attorney resource development. Additionally, the credit union will soon offer Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA), which are specialized accounts that generate revenue for Ohio’s legal aid fund. To learn more about this partnership, visit  The Business Journal .

The legal industry is adapting as clients increasingly use chatbots that often provide inaccurate advice without necessary legal context. Concurrently, law firms are examining how AI-driven efficiency might impact traditional billable hour models and revenue. Experts suggest that while AI improves document tasks, its limited access to comprehensive legal databases means significant industry-wide disruption will likely be a gradual process. Read more on  Axios .

A top Department of Labor official has prohibited Department of Labor staff from attending or speaking at American Bar Association (ABA) events in an official capacity, citing the organization's "radical goals." The policy eliminates agency funding for these events and requires employees who choose to attend to do so personally and without using their official titles. This directive follows similar actions by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission amid a lawsuit by the ABA, which alleges the administration used executive orders to intimidate law firms into silence by threatening their security clearances and federal contracts.