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  • 1 week ago | southernliving.com | John Archibald

    There's shiny stuff swirling in the pan. Flecks of mica and pyrite and who knows what, but only fools and greenhorns mistake it for gold. You'll have to ignore a lot of sparkles to find what's truly valuable. Swish until the loose sediment washes away, until heavy black sand is all that's left. If you're lucky, and patient, you'll spot a yellow glint. Gold. Unmistakable. You'll know it when you see it. Dopamine will kick in, and the hair will stand up on the back of your neck.

  • 1 week ago | southernliving.com | John Archibald

    Writer John Archibald visited the North Georgia mountain town of Dahlonega with his family nearly every summer, from childhood well into adulthood. Over the decades, he formed treasured memories and a powerful attachment to the place. In his story about returning to Dahlonega, he writes: "I fished in its ponds, stomped through creeks that glittered with mica, tubed down rivers like the Chestatee, and panned for Georgia gold.

  • 2 weeks ago | al.com | John Archibald

    This is an opinion columnLawyers for the firm Butler Snow, called to show why they should not be sanctioned for filing documents filled with generative artificial intelligence “hallucinations,” threw themselves on the mercy of a federal judge this morning. At least seven of the firm’s lawyers appeared in court for the hour-long hearing – enough to pay for a good used car, if they choose to bill for it.

  • 2 weeks ago | al.com | John Archibald

    This is an opinion columnMonday was mea culpa day for the high-dollar group of lawyers in Huntsville who were caught using generative AI – badly – to cite sources that did not exist or did not say the things they claimed in court filings. Call it AI culpa. “What happened here is unacceptable,” the law firm Butler Snow said in a filing.

  • 2 weeks ago | al.com | John Archibald

    This is an opinion columnFirst of all, it’s important to know that William Lunsford, a lawyer at Butler Snow’s office in Huntsville, is Alabama’s go-to guy for defending its prisons and their leaders. The state has paid him $42 million for his expertise since 2020, according to state records, and is slated to pay him much more. He’s an institution. Top dog, A-1, indispensable, they have said.

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John Archibald
John Archibald @JohnArchibald
3 Jun 25

You think this is crazy? Dang right it is. https://t.co/usR7b7U5IV

John Archibald
John Archibald @JohnArchibald
23 May 25

This is going to get ugly.

Joseph D. Bryant
Joseph D. Bryant @NewsmanBryant

A ‘Golden Parachute’ and more: The former Birmingham Water Works Board approved a longterm contract for its attorney worth more than $3 million just a day before they were replaced by a new regional board. Here are the details. https://t.co/trVfxW8xBu

John Archibald
John Archibald @JohnArchibald
21 May 25

These lawyers threw themselves on the mercy of the court this morning. They've got a few more days to sweat. https://t.co/WOB9kZxpUU