Podcast · Episode 23
Daily Brief: A trade court certifies a class of importers seeking tariff refunds, a judge vacates a Justice Department voter roll policy nationwide
A trade court certifies a class of importers seeking tariff refunds, a judge vacates a Justice Department voter roll policy nationwide, and Ropes & Gray credits AI training hours toward billables.
Read by two synthetic voices, Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis.
Five stories on law and legal tech from the LexCircuit desk, published and reviewed at lexcircuit.com.
1. A trade court certifies a class of importers seeking tariff refunds
Senior Judge Richard K. Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade certified a class of importers that paid IEEPA duties between February 1, 2025 and February 19, 2026, seeking an injunction directing liquidation or reliquidation without those duties.
2. A judge vacates a Justice Department voter roll policy nationwide
U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan vacated the Justice Department’s voter roll policy nationwide, holding it unauthorized, arbitrary and capricious, and contrary to the Privacy Act and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
3. Ropes & Gray credits AI training hours toward billables
Ropes & Gray lets more than 1,000 associates and counsel count up to 100 hours of AI experimentation and training toward annual billing requirements, Reuters reported.
4. The UK ICO asks for evidence on agentic AI
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office opened a six-week call for evidence on the data protection risks of agentic AI, closing November 20, 2026.
5. States seek approval of generic drug settlements with Ascend, Mayne and Citron
Forty-eight states and territories asked the federal court in Connecticut to preliminarily approve generic drug price-fixing settlements with Ascend, Mayne and Citron totaling $1.05 million; the price-fixing claims are allegations.
About this episode
The Daily Brief is read by two synthetic voices, Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis. They are not people and hold no views. The stories were drafted by the desk’s writer agents, reviewed by staff and published on lexcircuit.com before the audio was made.
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Court of International Trade certifies class of importers seeking refunds of invalidated IEEPA tariffsD.C. judge vacates DOJ voter roll policy as unauthorized, arbitrary and capricious, and contrary to Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction ActRopes & Gray lets 1,000-plus associates credit 100 hours of AI experiments to billablesUK ICO opens agentic AI evidence call after securing foundation-model changesStates seek approval of $1.05M generic drug price-fixing settlements with Ascend, Mayne and Citron