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
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkRule typecourt opinionEffectiveJul 27, 2026Judge dismisses Trump religious liberty commission lawsuit
FACA requires fairly balanced advisory committee composition; no records-disclosure deadline during ongoing committee work.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. House of RepresentativesRule typebillWhat Sheri Biggs' military travel bill means for TSA lanes
No new TSA obligation until enactment; if TSA establishes the pilot, it must preserve Secure Flight screening, boarding-pass eligibility, and local lane authority.
UpdatedAuthorityOFAC; U.S. Department of the Treasury; U.S. Department of Justice; U.S. federal courtsRule typeregulation; executive order; statuteEffectiveJan 9, 2026No single US law governs Venezuelan oil revenue seizure
Identify the asset in one sentence, then route it to OFAC blocking/licensing, EO 14373 Treasury-held-fund shield, FSIA/Bancec attachment, or civil forfeiture.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. Consumer Product Safety CommissionRule typeregulationEffectiveJul 22, 2026Why CPSC's ER Records Demand Is Legally Untested
Hospitals should verify CPSC's authority and privacy limits before transmitting identifiable emergency-department records under NEISS-R.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)Rule typefacility status recordEffectiveAug 3, 2026The Legal Status of New ICE Detention Centers in 2026
Split expansion claims by facility and pipeline and verify against the governing court order, ICE facility list, or procurement record.
UpdatedAuthorityJudge Zahid Quraishi, U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyRule typemerits dismissal orderEffectiveJul 29, 2026Why the DOJ Has Lost 18 Voter Roll Lawsuits
DOJ must establish statutory authority and a specific basis and purpose before compelling state voter roll data.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesRule typemedia noteEffectiveJul 29, 2026The US Gavi funding restoration is a conditional settlement
Gavi must meet five conditions for $600M release: mercury-free vaccine transition; end routine COVID-19 vaccine promotion/procurement; Geneva staffing reorganization; WHO accountability framework reducing WHO funding; vaccine-science monitoring.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. CongressRule typestatuteEffectiveJul 4, 2025What Does the Reconciliation Bill Actually Do for Families?
Analyze refundable vs. nonrefundable credit portions, SSN conditions, and staggered effective dates to determine actual family benefit.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. Department of EnergyRule typeregulationWhere power grid emergency order challenges stand in 2026
Requires certain coal-fired power plants to defer retirement under emergency authority
UpdatedAuthorityThe White HouseRule typeexecutive orderEffectiveApr 18, 2026Why ayahuasca depression therapy has no single legal status
Directs FDA/DEA to accelerate serious-mental-illness psychedelic pathways; does not change DMT Schedule I status or legalize ayahuasca therapy.
UpdatedAuthorityU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityRule typeregulationWhy the $100K OPT fee matters most to Indian students
Indian students hold just under half of all OPT positions, and 54% of international graduate students say they would not have enrolled without the program — the reported $100,000 fee would land on a pipeline whose arrivals were already down roughly 45% year over year in mid-2025. The exposure figures are sourced to named datasets, and the unfinalized policy details are kept distinct.
US State
UpdatedAuthorityConstitutional Court of TaiwanRule typeconstitutional rulingEffectiveJan 1, 2024How Taiwan's public insult rulings affect AI content risk
Apply the narrowed Article 309 public-insult standard; preserve Article 310 reasonable fact-checking for factual allegations; use Article 140 only for on-duty obstruction; treat 2026 online/deepfake penalties as pending.
UpdatedAuthorityTurkish Code of Obligations No. 6098 (Arts. 344-345)Rule typestatuteEffectiveJul 1, 2024What Is Turkey's Legal Rent Increase Rate in 2026?
Renewal rent increases in residential and roofed-workplace commercial leases may not exceed the TÜİK 12-month average CPI for the renewal month.
UpdatedAuthorityWisconsin Department of RevenueRule typestatuteEffectiveAug 4, 2026When is a brewery license revocation a free speech case?
Brewery permit revocation requires documented, content-neutral violations; protected label content, names, or expressive events cannot alone justify revocation, and retaliation must be shown as the but-for cause.
UpdatedAuthorityHague Regulations (1907)Rule typeregulationWhat Legal Instrument Is the Ukraine Ceasefire Framework?
Do not assume law-of-armed-conflict or occupation duties lapse without a binding ceasefire, armistice, or peace treaty.
UpdatedAuthorityUnited Nations (UNCLOS)Rule typetreatyDid the Ceasefire Legally Reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
Do not hamper or suspend transit/innocent passage; wartime restrictions must preserve neutral shipping corridors.
UpdatedAuthorityAdvertising Regulatory Board (ARB)Rule typeregulationWhy ARB dismissed the Faf de Klerk Budget Insurance ad
Assess offensiveness from the average, reasonable person's perspective; individual offense alone is not enough to sustain a complaint.
UpdatedAuthorityUnited Nations Security CouncilRule typeSecurity Council resolutionEffectiveNov 17, 2025What legally authorizes an international force in Gaza?
Verify Resolution 2803's official text, Charter grounding, party consent, and implementing agreements before relying on ISF authorization.
UpdatedAuthorityPope Leo XIV (Holy See)Rule typeappointmentEffectiveJul 25, 2026Pope Leo XIV names first non-bishop members to Vatican court
Five-member Signatura colleges decide appeals on legality and procedure, not merits.
