The LexCircuit Podcast https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/ The LexCircuit Podcast: conversations about law and legal tech from the desk behind LexCircuit. Episodes are read by synthetic voices. Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis are not people and hold no views. Every episode is written from the sourced stories it links and reviewed by the human host named on it before publication. The LexCircuit Podcast: conversations about law and legal tech from the desk behind LexCircuit. Episodes are read by synthetic voices. Alex Carter and Jordan Ellis are not people and hold no views. Every episode is written from the sourced stories it links and reviewed by the human host named on it before publication. en Sat, 31 Oct 2026 17:02:12 GMT LexCircuit Jake Team LLCinfo@jaketeam.com https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-3000.jpgThe LexCircuit Podcasthttps://lexcircuit.com/podcast/ episodic false Daily Brief: PwC says the UK top 10 now take 51 percent of top-100 fee income, New Jersey makes responsible gaming mandatory for online operators https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-22/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-22/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:30:37 GMT PwC finds the UK's top 10 law firms now take 51 percent of top-100 fee income, New Jersey makes responsible gaming mandatory for online operators, and the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council publishes misconduct orders on Judge Ada Brown. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 32 453 Daily Brief: Judge orders Meta to name who approved torrenting shadow libraries for AI training, Supreme Court loses its quorum as four justices with book deals sit out https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-21/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-21/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:30:42 GMT A judge orders Meta to name who approved torrenting shadow libraries for AI training, the Supreme Court affirms a copyright case by default after four justices recuse, and a new federal law requires romance scam warnings within 24 hours. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 31 471 Daily Brief: Boston jury awards David Sabatini $6 million in defamation case, OPM ends time-in-grade restriction on federal promotions https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-20/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-20/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:30:47 GMT A Boston jury awards David Sabatini $6 million in his defamation case against Kristin Knouse, OPM finalizes administrative leave rules for deferred resignations, and OPM eliminates the time-in-grade restriction on federal promotions. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 30 470 Daily Brief: Delaware Chancery blocks Cloudflare's founder-control recapitalization, Justice Department sues California over 20,000 mail ballots https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-19/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-19/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:30:53 GMT Delaware's Chancery Court blocks Cloudflare's founder-control recapitalization, the Justice Department sues California to stop counting more than 20,000 mail ballots it says are from likely noncitizens, and the CFTC excludes licensed casino and sportsbook products from the swap definition. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 29 497 Daily Brief: Supreme Court frees the FCC from a 48-hour deadline on political ad rates, Legal Aid Agency breach reached records from 1978 https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-17/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-17/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:13:38 GMT The Supreme Court frees the FCC from a 48-hour deadline on political ad rates, the Legal Aid Agency says its breach reached records from 1978, and John Textor sues DLA Piper over soccer deals. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 28 466 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 https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-16/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-16/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:13:28 GMT 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. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 27 476 Daily Brief: Treasury sanctions the International Criminal Court as an institution, OFAC clears Russian diesel imports through April 2027 https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-15/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-15/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:11:16 GMT Treasury placed the International Criminal Court itself on the sanctions list, OFAC authorizes Russian-origin diesel imports through April 2027, and the UK Ministry of Justice pilots sending cases digitally to judges anywhere in England and Wales. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 26 456 Daily Brief: Supreme Court takes the DOGE FOIA discovery case, High Court keeps Pogust Goodhead on the Mariana dam claim https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-14/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-14/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:33:10 GMT The Supreme Court will decide what discovery a judge may order on whether DOGE is subject to FOIA, the High Court keeps Pogust Goodhead on the Mariana dam claim, and Legora launches a Slack front door for in-house teams. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 25 436 Daily Brief: Holland & Knight files a breach notice in Vermont, law firm leaders put AI adoption ahead of building tools https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-13/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-13/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:33:15 GMT Holland & Knight reports a social-engineering breach affecting 14 clients, law firm leaders put AI adoption ahead of building tools, and a study finds legal AI models cite authorities far more often than their verdicts depend on them. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 24 420 Daily Brief: A trade court certifies a class of importers seeking tariff refunds, a judge vacates a Justice Department voter roll policy nationwide https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-12/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-12/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:33:20 GMT 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. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 23 433 Daily Brief: OpenAI launches a cheap bulk review API, Kirkland & Ellis stops sharing its financials with the media https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-10/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-10/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:33:04 GMT OpenAI launches a Decisions API for cheap bulk document classification, AT&T's LegalEdge partners with OpenAI on in-house AI workflows, and Kirkland & Ellis stops sharing financial results with the media. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 22 406 Daily Brief: Omni Bridgeway closes a $1 billion litigation finance fundraise, Teddy AI raises a $60 million seed round without naming its backers https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-09/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-09/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:11:15 GMT Omni Bridgeway closes a $1 billion litigation finance fundraise, Teddy AI raises a $60 million seed round without naming its investors, and Fox Rothschild names a chief data and AI officer. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 21 379 Daily Brief: Leaked files point to millions in law firm ransom payments, Florida court expunges Hope Florida grand jury report https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-08/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-08/ Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:55:44 GMT A leak tied to Silent Ransom Group points to millions in law firm ransom payments, a Florida appeals court expunges the Hope Florida grand jury report, and five former Barclays traders' rate-rigging convictions are quashed. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 20 429 Daily Brief: An Arizona courts cyberattack copies data on 1.3 million people, the Justice Department tells lawyers to call AI Super Intelligence https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-07/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-07/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:07:47 GMT An Arizona courts cyberattack copied data on about 1.3 million people, the Justice Department told its lawyers to call AI Super Intelligence in filings when appropriate, and the government wants EEOC Big Law probe records kept secret. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 19 397 Daily Brief: Gibson Dunn's pre-bankruptcy LIV Golf fees, Starbucks loses its bid to end the Workers United logo case https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-06/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-06/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:28:45 GMT Gibson Dunn received more than $7.1 million in LIV Golf fees before bankruptcy, a report says, Starbucks fails to end the Workers United logo case, and the SRA reviews the Manchester City ruling for possible solicitor misconduct. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 18 354 Daily Brief: Twenty-one states challenge the federal fuel-economy rollback, the Ninth Circuit pauses a fired U.S. attorney's reinstatement https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-05/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-05/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:53:40 GMT Twenty-one states, DC and five cities challenge the federal fuel-economy rollback, the Ninth Circuit pauses Roger Rogoff's reinstatement as Seattle's U.S. attorney, and the UK drops its planned judge-only Crown Court Bench Division. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 17 414 Daily Brief: Clio buys Learned Hand to enter the judicial AI market, the SEC settles with Travel + Leisure over timeshare loan disclosures https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-03/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-03/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:40:15 GMT Clio buys judicial AI startup Learned Hand, the SEC settles with Travel + Leisure over undisclosed timeshare loan removals, and fiscal 2027 refugee admissions are capped at 17,500. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 16 402 Daily Brief: The Fed opens its bank stress test to public comment, Lyft settles California driver misclassification claims for $272.5 million https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-02/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-02/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:28:54 GMT The Federal Reserve opens its bank stress test models to annual public comment, Lyft agrees to a $272.5 million misclassification settlement in California, and the SEC lets a lone commissioner act when all others are disqualified. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 15 434 Daily Brief: A judge rejects the Trader Joe's 401(k) forfeiture claim but awards fees, California rewrites wildfire insurance claims rules https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-01/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-10-01/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:45:47 GMT A judge rejects the forfeiture claim in the Trader Joe's 401(k) trial but awards $1.2 million on recordkeeping fees, California sets new wildfire claims rules, and Sullivan & Cromwell details building Agreement Analyzer with OpenAI. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 14 403 Daily Brief: Third Circuit affirms Thomson Reuters win over ROSS on AI training, federal agencies told to call AI Super Intelligence https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-30/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-30/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:56:13 GMT The Third Circuit affirms that ROSS infringed Westlaw headnotes without fair use, federal agencies must now call AI Super Intelligence, and Colorado sues over a Hudson immigration detention contract. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 13 393 Daily Brief: Florida asks a court to halt OpenAI model training and bar minors from ChatGPT, Bayer's mRNA patent suits against Pfizer and Moderna survive dismissal https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-29/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-29/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:08:24 GMT Florida seeks an injunction barring OpenAI from training new models without outside approval and keeping minors off ChatGPT, a Delaware judge keeps Bayer's mRNA patent suits against Pfizer and Moderna alive, and Florida sues insulin makers and PBMs over pricing. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 12 483 Daily Brief: D.C. Circuit upholds the Pentagon's exclusion of Anthropic, California extends CCPA deletion rights to third-party data https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-28/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-28/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:17:09 GMT A divided D.C. Circuit upholds the Pentagon's exclusion of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, California extends CCPA deletion rights to third-party data, and OFAC consolidates sanctions penalty procedures into a new 31 CFR Part 505. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 11 502 Daily Brief: A San Diego jury awards Taction 5.72 billion dollars against Apple, the Sixth Circuit lets states regulate Kalshi's sports contracts https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-27/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-27/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:52:24 GMT A jury awards Taction 5.72 billion dollars against Apple over haptics patents, the Sixth Circuit lets Ohio and Tennessee enforce gambling laws against Kalshi, and the Justice Department backs X Corp's challenge to a 120 million euro EU fine. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 10 449 Daily Brief: Sorren adds a lawyer-owned law practice with a shared back office, UK law societies oppose SRA litigation funding rules https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-26/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-26/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:11:05 GMT Accounting firm Sorren launches a lawyer-owned legal practice in three states, the Law Society opposes proposed SRA litigation funding requirements, and Akerman turns e-discovery into a data services division called PineWest. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 9 407 Daily Brief: A federal judge dismisses Michigan's antitrust suit against Big Oil, San Francisco sues Trump Media over a paid head start on presidential posts https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-25/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-25/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:54:42 GMT A federal judge dismisses Michigan's antitrust suit against the oil majors with prejudice, San Francisco sues Trump Media alleging Truth API sells a paid head start on presidential posts, and 8am launches a Claude connector for MyCase with 73 actions. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 8 475 Daily Brief: ABA keeps full duties for clients with decision-making limitations, Texas Supreme Court weighs AI deposition transcripts https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-24/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-24/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:09:18 GMT ABA Formal Opinion 525 keeps full duties for clients with decision-making limitations, the Texas Supreme Court weighs AI-made deposition transcripts without a certified court reporter, and the NYC Bar says do not record non-clients with AI by default. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 7 471 Daily Brief: CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sue over a White House press ban, every Crown Court gets a specialist rape courtroom https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-23/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-23/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:05:08 GMT CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sue to restore their White House credentials, every Crown Court in England and Wales gets a specialist rape courtroom, and California ties data center fast-track review to zero-carbon and community terms. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 6 417 Daily Brief: Trump signs the Graham act with tariffs of up to 500 percent on Russian imports, Bessent puts the Hugging Face intrusion on OpenAI's management https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-22/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-22/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:28:02 GMT Trump signs the Graham act with Russian import tariffs of up to 500 percent, the Treasury Secretary says OpenAI's management owns the Hugging Face intrusion, and British Columbia sues OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge school shooting. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 5 455 Daily Brief: California makes funder control of a lawsuit unauthorized practice, seizing ballots before certification becomes a felony https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-21/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-21/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:16:39 GMT California makes funder control of a lawsuit unauthorized practice, a new felony covers seizing ballots before certification, and CourtListener arrives inside ChatGPT Enterprise with links to every source. Kenny Le, Jane Le false 1 4 422 Daily Brief: A class action calls AI safety pacing a cartel, Weil Gotshal weighs its options https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-20/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-20/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:33:31 GMT A class action accuses four frontier AI companies of agreeing to slow development, Weil Gotshal weighs a possible merger, and the National Archives pulls an Alibaba Qwen search tool from the Federal Register site. Kenny Le false 1 3 420 Daily Brief: A UK minister warns of a two-tier AI gap, Wolters Kluwer puts an agent on outside counsel spend https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-19/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-19/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 01:25:45 GMT A UK courts minister warns of a two-tier gap between City firms and analogue courts, Wolters Kluwer puts an agent on outside counsel spend, and most small UK firms have earmarked money for AI. Five stories in seven minutes. Kenny Le false 1 2 420 Daily Brief: Clio hires a former chief justice, RelativityOne becomes Relativity aiR https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-18/ https://lexcircuit.com/podcast/daily-brief-2026-09-18/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:21:48 GMT A former Michigan chief justice joins Clio to sell to courts, Relativity renames its flagship platform, and Alma raises seventeen million dollars for an AI-native immigration firm. Five stories in about six minutes. Kenny Le false 1 1 360