Research Briefings

Research briefings

Original, data-driven reports on how the legal industry is adopting — and governing — AI. Reader-funded and conflict-free.

No. 110
10 min

What FINRA Guidance, SEC Staff Releases, and Enforcement Actions Through October 2026 Actually Say About AI-Assisted Compliance Monitoring Tools — and What Financial Firm Legal Departments Need to Do Now

The Legal Stack | Regulatory Research / Financial Services | November 2, 2026

November 02, 2026

No. 109
10 min

What Published Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Actions, Policy Statements, and Staff Reports Through October 2026 Actually Say About AI-Generated Legal Documents, Automated Contract Formation, and the Deception Risk That Consumer-Facing Legal AI Creates

Category: Regulatory / Access to Justice | Date: October 30, 2026

October 30, 2026

No. 108
10 min

What Federal Agency AI Use Policies Actually Say About AI-Assisted Legal Work Product: A Reading of Published OMB Guidance, DOJ AI Strategy Documents, and GSA Procurement Standards Through October 2026

Federal agencies deploy AI tools for an expanding range of legal functions—drafting regulatory preambles, reviewing procurement contracts, conducting litigation research, and analysing statutory text. Yet the core governance documents that govern this use were written primarily with operational, scientific, and benefits-adjudication AI in mind. The...

October 27, 2026

No. 107
10 min

What U.S. State Consumer Protection Statutes and Their Enforcement Histories Actually Say About AI-Generated Legal Documents Sold Directly to Consumers — and Which State Attorneys General Have Moved First

The Legal Stack | Regulatory / Access to Justice | October 24, 2026

October 24, 2026

No. 106
10 min

What the CFPB's 2026 Guidance on Automated Decision Systems in Consumer Financial Contracts Actually Requires — and What It Means for Legal Departments That Use AI to Draft or Review Consumer-Facing Agreements

Category: Regulatory / AI Compliance | Date: October 21, 2026

October 21, 2026

No. 105
10 min

What Published Federal and State Court Orders Actually Say About AI-Assisted Legal Research Tools and the Duty to Verify Citations: A Doctrinal Map Through October 2026

The judicial record on attorney responsibility for AI-generated citations has evolved from isolated sanctions orders into a growing body of administrative standing orders, revised local rules, and published opinions. Courts have moved through three recognizable phases: initial crisis response following Mata v. Avianca, consolidation into...

October 18, 2026