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New EU AI Act guidance is set to sharpen due-diligence obligations for law firms that use generative AI tools. Firms deploying such systems will face added documentation requirements and fresh questions about what they must disclose to clients. The guidance also narrows how high-risk use is defined in legal services, making it important for practitioners to reassess their AI governance and compliance frameworks.
A project led by former Justice Department lawyers is offering guidance on how people can take part in the federal rulemaking process, and its organizers are seeking feedback on the effort. The initiative appears aimed at making a procedural step that often goes unnoticed more accessible to those outside government. Because agency rules turn statutes into enforceable requirements, broader participation can shape how regulations are drafted and whose views reach the officials writing them.
The Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to 25 health plan marketers over potentially deceptive marketing practices. The move follows earlier letters to healthcare services companies regarding price transparency. For industry professionals, the action signals heightened FTC scrutiny of healthcare marketing and transparency claims, making compliance a more immediate priority.
The New Mexico Supreme Court has permanently disbarred a prosecutor, acting after hearing from a disciplinary board that had examined the attorney's conduct. The court's order followed findings that the prosecutor displayed a pattern of misconduct. Permanent disbarment is the most severe professional sanction available, effectively ending the lawyer's ability to practice in the state. For prosecutors, the outcome signals that ethics violations tied to public office can carry career-ending consequences.
A federal judge sharply challenged a senior Justice Department official, Stanley Woodward, during a courtroom exchange, asking whether he was "kidding," a moment framed as testing both ethical boundaries and the judge's patience. Separately, a court directed federal authorities to keep guns away from polling places, a ruling that underscores judicial scrutiny of federal conduct around elections. For legal and policy professionals, the pair of developments signals growing friction between the bench and DOJ over conduct in politically sensitive matters.
Sheppard is raising associate pay under a new salary scale, with the higher amounts taking effect in 2027. Paul, Weiss has stopped publicly reporting its financials, becoming the second major firm in a month to do so. The moves come as associates push for higher salaries, underscoring continued upward pressure on Biglaw compensation alongside a trend toward less financial transparency at top firms.
A Cornell University alumna and former federal prosecutor who led the criminal case against Sean “Diddy” Combs has been named outside counsel to head an investigation at Cornell. The appointment puts a prosecutor with high-profile experience in charge of the inquiry. Details of the investigation's scope were not provided in the excerpt.
Efforts by the judiciary to establish formal rules governing artificial intelligence use in the courts have stalled, with doubts about whether the relevant parties can reach consensus cited as a central obstacle. The impasse leaves courts without settled guidance on how AI tools may be used at a time when judges, court staff and litigants are increasingly encountering them in daily work. For legal professionals, the delay translates into continued uncertainty over acceptable use, disclosure and oversight standards.
A judge has ordered Iowa officials to allow the Satanic Temple to hold a family-friendly holiday celebration in the state Capitol without conditions or restrictions. The ruling matters because it reinforces equal access to public facilities for religious groups and limits officials’ ability to impose special requirements on groups they disfavor. It also shows how holiday-display disputes can test neutral public-forum policies.