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Texas Judge Orders AI-Generated Content Must Be Checked and Declared - Judge Brantley Starr has added a requirement that any attorney appearing in his court must attest that "no portion of the filing was drafted by generative artificial intelligence". This legal requirement might be paving the way for other ordinances involving generative AI. 

US Supreme Court Declines Reddit Liability Case - The highest court declined to hear a case alleging the social media platform wrongly hosted sexually explicit images and videos of underage individuals. 

The NextGen Bar Includes Expansion of Skills Testing - The National Conference of Bar Examiners is launching a revamped version of the bar exam in 2026 and it is expected to have new assessments on skills including legal research, investigation and client counseling.

Legal Operations Leaders Discuss State of Change - Legal.io's Tom Stephenson along with Diderico van Eyl and Laurie David-Henric sat down with Stuart Stogner to discuss transformative tech, process improvement and an overarching desire to optimize cost-effectiveness in legal. 

Noncompete Agreements Violate US Labor Law - In the latest bid towards reigning in this practice, US Labor Relations Board GC Jennifer Abruzzo said requiring workers to sign agreements not to join competing companies discourages workers from exercising their rights under US labor law to advocate for better working conditions. 

Women Expats on Why They Left Paul Weiss, Hogan, Paul Hastings - Three women discuss their experiences with high positions in BigLaw and why they decided to leave. 

Seinfeld Episode Inspired New Telemarketing Law - NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill last week requiring telemarketers to provide a callback number, and identify themselves and whom they represent within 30 seconds. The bill was inspired by an episode of the popular sitcom in which the title character spars with a telemarketer. 

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