Podcast · Episode 27
Daily Brief: Microsoft puts more than 20 legal skills in Word with Copilot for Legal, cities ask the Supreme Court to pause the Texas immigration closure judgment
Microsoft launches Copilot for Legal with more than 20 legal skills in Word, cities ask the Supreme Court to pause the Texas judgment ending immigration administrative closure, and the Eleventh Circuit lets Florida enforce its under-14 social media limits.
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. Microsoft launches Copilot for Legal
Microsoft launched Copilot for Legal on October 15 with more than 20 legal skills for contract review, drafting, obligations tracking, and case chronologies in Word and Cowork, plus plugins from more than two dozen legal tech partners including Harvey, Legora, iManage, and Relativity.
2. Cities ask the Supreme Court to pause the Texas immigration closure judgment
Baltimore, New Haven, Columbus, and Centro Legal de la Raza asked the Supreme Court to stay a Texas and Justice Department consent judgment that vacated the 2024 EOIR administrative closure rule, arguing the judgment is collusive; Justice Alito called for a response by October 22.
3. The Eleventh Circuit lets Florida enforce its under-14 social media limits
The Eleventh Circuit reversed and vacated the preliminary injunction against Florida’s HB 3, finding the law barring children under 14 from accounts on platforms with addictive features likely content neutral and likely to survive intermediate scrutiny.
4. The Retire through Ownership Act becomes law
President Trump signed S. 2403, the Retire through Ownership Act, which amends ERISA so an ESOP fiduciary may rely in good faith on an independent valuation that follows IRS Revenue Ruling 59-60 to determine adequate consideration for closely held stock.
5. Thomson Reuters adds cross-border research to CoCounsel Legal
Thomson Reuters added a Multinational Profile to CoCounsel Legal that pulls legal and regulatory content from more than 100 countries and territories into one cross-border research workflow, rolling out in October.
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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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