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SCOTUS News, Week of December 18th, 2016

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Dec 23Categories: FantasySCOTUS, News

It’s a slow news week. The Supreme Court is in recess for the holidays. We here at the Blog will be as well. But before we kick things over to 2017, here are a few things to munch on. FantasySCOTUS Updates The Court has released its first batch...

LexPredict Announces Prototype Jam

Author: LexPredict, LLCOn: Dec 19Categories: Data, News, Press

The Prototype Jam provides an opportunity for lawyers and computer specialists to design prototypes for small businesses. This collaboration between hackers and lawyers will be focused on helping businesses review and evaluate SaaS and cloud service contracts....

SCOTUS News, Week of December 11th, 2016

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Dec 16Categories: FantasySCOTUS, News

The Supreme Court denied certiorari for the case of Henry Perry Sireci v. Florida, another death penalty case. Justice Breyer dissented from the denial, reiterating his position on the conflict between the death penalty and the stipulations of the Eighth...

The Evolution of Probability: Normative vs. Descriptive Decision Theory

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Dec 12Categories: Analytics, Data

Last week, we gave a short history of decision theory. Decision theory may seem intuitive to us, but only because of the depth of research done by Pascal and other Enlightenment thinkers. Pascal and others found that there are two kinds of decision theory....

SCOTUS News, Week of December 4th, 2016

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Dec 09Categories: FantasySCOTUS, News

A flurry of activity from SCOTUS this week. Let’s get to it. Death row inmate William Sallie petitioned the Supreme Court for a stay of execution. On this past Tuesday, December 6th, the Supreme Court denied the stay and Sallie was executed. Sallie...

The Evolution of Probability: Decision Theory

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Dec 05Categories: Analytics, Data

The evolution of probability began in the 17th Century with the great minds of the Enlightenment. Pascal and Fermat solved the Problem of Points. They and other academics of the time confronted the inherent vagaries of belief. The Port-Royal Logic and...

SCOTUS News, Week of November 27th, 2016

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Dec 03Categories: FantasySCOTUS, LexAnalysis, News

Three cases were argued in front of the Supreme Court this week. Let’s dive in. – In Beckles v. United States, the Court will determine whether the unconstitutionally vague “residual” clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act applies...

The Evolution of Probability: Evidence

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Nov 28Categories: Analytics, Data

In modern times, we take for granted the importance of evidence. In the sciences and humanities, but also throughout our normal everyday interactions, we use evidence to support or refute our conclusions. We take this basic concept for granted now. But...

The Evolution of Probability: Degree of Belief

Author: Robert SancrainteOn: Nov 22Categories: Analytics, Data

The Problem of Points existed for a long time before Pascal and Fermat solved it. Why didn’t they solve it sooner? The short answer is: degree of belief. A simple definition for “degree of belief” is somewhat elusive. And it gets trickier...

Media Coverage of FantasyJustice

Author: LexPredict, LLCOn: Nov 21Categories: FantasySCOTUS, News, Press

FantasyJustice is creating quite a buzz in legal circles. Our own Josh Blackman just published some of the highlights on his blog: From USA Today, “Supreme Court wannabes audition in Scalia’s shadow”: Among those praised most frequently...