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Who Carries the Burden

Burden allocation in American law, from its history in common-law presumptions to Loper Bright and what legal AI must represent.

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Essay26 Jun 2026Margaret Ashworth

A Century of Shifting Burdens

The Burden-Shifting Frameworks as a Professional Inheritance

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Essay26 Jun 2026Nora Kestrel

After Chevron, Who Carries the Burden?

Loper Bright, Legal AI, and the Relocation of Uncertainty

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Essay26 Jun 2026Nora Kestrel

Research the Carrier Won't Pay For

What a Small Defense Firm Should Demand from Legal AI