Obligations tracker
Regulation
An obligations tracker organized by issuing authority and jurisdiction: US federal and state court standing orders, state bar ethics opinions, ABA guidance, and EU AI Act provisions relevant to legal-service AI use. Each entry pairs the primary rule text with a plain-language summary and an effective date, kept strictly separated by jurisdiction scope so US court/bar rules are never conflated with EU AI Act obligations. Serves the task of determining what is mandatory where a practitioner practices. Excludes case outcomes (Risk Digest) and procedural how-to steps (Workflows); this group answers 'what rule applies,' not 'what happened' or 'what do I do.'
US Federal
UpdatedAuthorityUSCISRule typeregulationEffectiveJul 24, 2026Haiti TPS Expires: What Employers Must Do Now
Employers must reverify work authorization using Form I-9 Supplement B; cannot rely on expired Haiti TPS EADs after July 24, 2026.
UpdatedAuthorityInternational Court of JusticeRule typestanding orderEffectiveMay 24, 2024Can International Law Block the US-Israel Military Merger?
Exercise due diligence to prevent genocide
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. Senate Banking CommitteeRule typeexecutive orderNo Law Requires FBI Background Checks for Senate Nominees
The Senate Banking Committee advanced nominees without completed FBI background checks in July 2026. This article identifies the statutory and executive-order basis for those checks and the legal risk exposure for nominees, the committee, and subsequent agency actions.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. CongressRule typestatuteUS-Israel Military AI Merger Creates New International Law Risks
Mandates data fusion and network integration between US and Israeli military AI targeting systems
UpdatedAuthorityUnited States CongressRule typestatuteEffectiveJun 23, 2026What the Iran War Powers Resolution Actually Means for Legal Risk
The first bicamerally passed War Powers concurrent resolution directing President Trump to withdraw from Iran hostilities lacks binding statutory force under INS v. Chadha, but it carries significant constitutional weight by signaling congressional opposition that shifts presidential authority toward its lowest ebb under the Youngstown framework. This article explains why the resolution cannot be dismissed as purely symbolic and what legal consequences it still triggers for practitioners.
UpdatedAuthorityNational Immigration Law CenterRule typeregulationEffectiveApr 1, 2026Visa Overstay Rights During ICE Workplace Raids
Employers must not permit ICE entry into non-public workplace areas without a judicial warrant and must designate trained staff to handle ICE interactions.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. Trade RepresentativeRule typeregulationEffectiveJul 24, 2026The Legal Case Against Trump's 2026 Forced Labor Tariffs
Importers must pay 10% or 12.5% tariffs on imports from 60 economies under Section 301 forced labor action.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. CongressRule typestatuteWhat the Senate war powers votes mean for legal risk
The 2026 Senate war powers votes on Iran expose a constitutional standoff between Congress and the executive that creates escalating legal uncertainty for practitioners advising on defense contracts, sanctions, and procurement. This article analyzes the structural risk signals and provides a monitoring framework for legal professionals.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. CongressRule typestatuteThe Section 123 Statutory Roadmap for the Trump-Saudi Nuclear Deal
Standard non-exempt 123 agreement enters into force after 90 continuous-session days unless Congress passes joint resolution of disapproval and overrides veto.
UpdatedAuthorityUS CongressRule typestatuteWhat Legal Mechanisms Support AOC's Opposition to the US-Israel Merger?
Section 219 requires treating US-Israel security as indivisible and grants precedence authority to an unconfirmed DoD Executive Agent for defense technology integration.
UpdatedAuthorityOffice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)Rule typeregulationRansomware Negotiation Triggers Four Distinct Legal Liabilities
Ransomware payments expose companies to OFAC strict liability, potential DOJ prosecution, SEC disclosure obligations, and director fiduciary exposure—each with diverging due-diligence standards that can exceed the ransom demand by orders of magnitude. This article maps the four enforcement fronts and the documentation requirements each demands before any negotiation begins.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. PresidentRule typestatuteEffectiveApr 21, 2026How Legal Authorization for Military Force Escalated Under Trump
President must report hostilities to Congress and obtain congressional authorization for extended military operations.
US State
UpdatedAuthorityState legislatures and governorsRule typeStatuteTracking Legal Changes to Vaccine Mandates After the 2025 Measles Outbreak
A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction tracker of the most aggressive rollback of school and workplace vaccine mandates in a generation, covering at least 10 states that enacted or issued changes in 2025–2026, with statutory citations, effective dates, litigation status, and enforcement outlooks designed for litigators and in-house counsel assessing mandate exposure across multiple states.
UpdatedAuthorityDelaware Department of EducationRule typeregulationDelaware's 2025 Measles Vaccine Law and the 2026 Outbreak
Two MMR doses required for K-12 entry; religious and medical exemptions; outbreak exclusion possible.
UpdatedAuthorityFlorida Public Service Commission (FPSC)Rule typestatuteEffectiveJan 1, 2025Florida's Consumer Protection Gap in the AT&T Landline Phase-Out
Affected customers must rely on FCC discontinuance notice, Lifeline protections, and FDUTPA claims; no state carrier-of-last-resort obligation exists.
UpdatedEffectiveAug 1, 2025August 2025 Family Visa Bulletin Dates — Verify AI Summaries
The August 2025 Visa Bulletin advanced only two family-sponsored categories (F2A and F4) while freezing F1, F2B, and F3 across all chargeability areas. This article provides the exact priority dates from official sources and a practical workflow to verify whether an AI-generated summary is correct before acting on it.
UpdatedEffectiveSep 18, 2026Trump 2025 Public Charge Rule: Green Card Timeline and Impact
This article provides a regulation-grounded timeline of the 2022–2026 public charge rule changes, explains the effective-date mechanics for green card filings, and maps the three overlapping regimes—the 2022 rule, the new discretionary framework, and the separate DOS consular standard—that practitioners must navigate to advise clients accurately.
UpdatedEffectiveJul 1, 2026Why the CFPB nominee's recusal can't fix what came before
The CFPB nominee's ethics agreement addresses future conflicts but leaves unanswered whether the nominee benefited from the enforcement action his former employer had dropped while he was on its payroll. This article examines why that gap matters for enforcement independence.
UpdatedEffectiveMar 9, 2026What Legal Force Does Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge Have?
An analysis of the Trump Ratepayer Protection Pledge for AI data center energy costs, finding it is a voluntary statement without enforcement mechanisms, and mapping the state-level laws that provide the only real ratepayer protection.
UpdatedEffectiveApr 2, 2026Are the 2028 Generic Drug Tariffs Enforceable?
The July 2026 announcement of 100–200% tariffs on imported generic drugs lacks a formal legal instrument. This article assesses the three possible statutory pathways and the vulnerabilities that counsel must verify before advising on contract or supply-chain risk.
EU
No obligations tracked yet in this scope.