Litigation
Cal. Litig. VOLUME 38, ISSUE 2, SEPTEMBER 2025
Content
- A CASE FOR RETIRING THE "CALLS FOR SPECULATION" OBJECTION
- Ai In Criminal Cases In 2025: Use of Ai-generated Evidence In Investigations and Trial
- Chair's Column
- Cla Statement On the Rule of Law
- Editor's Foreword: Rapid Change Alongside Perennial Things
- Fearless Speech: Breaking Free From the First Amendment
- How Does Civility In the Appellate Courts Differ From Civility In the Trial Courts?
- Innovation Meets Tradition At the Ninth Circuit Library
- Interview With Chief United States Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney
- Paintings, Pipes and Paga
- PAST SECTION CHAIRS & EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
- SECTION OFFICERS & EDITORIAL BOARD
- State-federal Court Reporter Comparison
- Table of Contents
- The American Inns of Court
- The Impact of Emotions On Judging
- Working: Conversations With Essential Workers Behind the Scenes In the Court System
- The Daedalus Doctrine: Flying the Middle Path of Ai In Legal Practice
THE DAEDALUS DOCTRINE: FLYING THE MIDDLE PATH OF AI IN LEGAL PRACTICE
Written by James Mixon
INTRODUCTION: BETWEEN SUN AND SEA
When Daedalus warned his son Icarus, "Fly the middle path," he offered wisdom that resonates with attorneys navigating artificial intelligence (AI) today. Like Icarus with his wax wings, we face twin perils: soar too high with unchecked AI enthusiasm, and risk a devastating professional fall; fly too low, clinging to familiar practices, and watch more adaptable competitors glide past overhead.
Daedalus was known not only for crafting wings but also for designing the infamous labyrinth of Crete—a structure so intricate that even its creator required a thread to find his way out. Both creations—wings and labyrinth—represent different facets of innovation that attorneys must now navigate in the age of AI. We need both the ability to soar with new technologies and the wisdom to navigate their hidden complexities.