Texas Court Reporters Can Develop Claims Against AI Threat

Texas court reporters can develop their claims against a state commission they contend wrongly authorized notaries to record depositions and administer oaths, a state appeals court said Tuesday.

Affirming a trial court’s order, the Texas Court of Appeals, Third District, at Austin, granted the reporters jurisdiction to initiate discovery. The reporters are seeking to learn more about an industry threat potentially seeking to replace their stenography service through the use of artificial intelligence.

The plaintiffs—a court reporter and a court reporting firm—brought claims in state court after failing to convince the Judicial Branch Certification Commission to investigate alleged violations of ...