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

No. 112
10 min
What Published NLRB Guidance, ALJ Decisions, and Board Orders Through October 2026 Actually Say About the Use of AI-Assisted Monitoring, Discipline, and Work Allocation Tools in Unionized and Union-Eligible Workplaces

The deployment of algorithmic management tools — software that scores worker productivity, flags attendance anomalies, populates discipline queues, or routes gig-style work assignments — has accelerated across industries including logistics, healthcare, retail, and professional services. For employment lawyers advising employers with existing collective bargaining agreements,...

November 08, 2026
No. 111
10 min
What Published Delaware Court of Chancery Opinions, Docket Orders, and Judicial Commentary Through October 2026 Actually Say About AI-Assisted Legal Filings, Discovery Productions, and Counsel Disclosure Obligations in Corporate Litigation

The Delaware Court of Chancery adjudicates the disputes that define American corporate law. M&A appraisal actions, books-and-records demands under 8 Del. C. § 220, derivative suits challenging board decisions, and post-closing earnout controversies all funnel through a court that operates on a Chancellor, Vice Chancellors,...

November 05, 2026
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

Before surveying what the published regulatory record says, legal departments need to understand a foundational difficulty: as of October 2026, neither FINRA nor the SEC has issued a comprehensive, standalone rulebook governing AI-assisted compliance monitoring tools in the way that, say, the EU AI Act...

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 market for AI-generated legal documents sold directly to consumers has grown rapidly alongside the broader expansion of legaltech. Tools that draft wills, leases, demand letters, and immigration forms without any lawyer in the loop are now widely available, and at least some of them...

October 24, 2026
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