Clay weekly context brief for the Law category (ISO week 2026-W29). Clay tracks publications from the Law feed list. Below are recent items from this category, each with its source and a short description of what the publication covers when one is available in the source feed. Recent publications: 1. Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety) Source: Volokh Conspiracy Link: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/13/court-upholds-conviction-for-possessing-gun-as-unlawful-drug-user-who-is-presenting-a-credible-threat-to-safety/ U.S. 2. A former EU judge on balancing interests in investment arbitration Source: Global Arbitration Review Link: https://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/former-eu-judge-balancing-interests-in-investment-arbitration Former EU judge Sir Christopher Vajda KCused a keynote at the IFILA annual conference to address the sensitivities of investment arbitration in areas such as climate change and proposals for a permanent tribunal and appellate mechanism.Daphne de Groot and Wies Schreurs of Enhance Arbitration in Amsterdam report. 3. Carved details along top of Supreme Court building are pictured Source: SCOTUSblog Link: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/07/how-justice-samuel-alito-stands-out/ (Katie Barlow) 4. Reviving communities home by home in Gaza Source: UN Human Rights - News Link: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/07/1167921 Displacement has drastically reshaped every aspect of daily life in war-ravaged Gaza for 24-year-old Mayyada, who is seven months pregnant with twins and caring for her two-year-old daughter, but now she and her family are getting settled into a temporary home of their own. 5. Biglaw Summer Associateships Are Hugely Important To Your Legal Career Source: Above the Law Link: https://abovethelaw.com/2026/07/biglaw-summer-associateships-are-hugely-important-to-your-legal-career/ The process of securing that job starts before law school even starts. The post Biglaw Summer Associateships Are Hugely Important To Your Legal Career appeared first on Above the Law . 6. Lost to History: Uses and Abuses of the Past in Slaughter and Cook Source: Just Security Link: https://www.justsecurity.org/145132/lost-history-slaugther-cook-scotus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lost-history-slaugther-cook-scotus In these two cases, the Court misread history with an unmistakable result: two fundamentally irreconcilable decisions. The post Lost to History: Uses and Abuses of the Past in Slaughter and Cook appeared first on Just Security . 7. Intangible Investment Tops USD 10 Trillion for the First Time, Growing More Than Three Times Faster Than Tangible Investment Source: WIPO Pressroom Link: https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2026/article_0011.html Investment in intangible assets crossed the USD 10 trillion mark for the first time in 2025, with the United States alone accounting for nearly half of the total, as investments in software, data, brands and other intellectual property-backed assets rose even as spending on machinery and buildings lagged under tight financing conditions and economic uncertainty. 8. Rules Negotiating Group Chair reports on fisheries subsidies negotiations, next steps Source: World Trade Organization Link: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news26_e/fish_08jul26_449_e.htm At a meeting of the Negotiating Group on Rules held on 8 July, the Chair, Ambassador Leslie Ramsammy of Guyana, reported on WTO members' active participation and constructive engagement in three information and thematic sessions on fisheries subsidies negotiations held since the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14). 9. Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread Source: UN Human Rights - Law and Crime Prevention Link: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167817 More people are using drugs than ever before, while synthetic substances are reshaping illicit markets and exposing vulnerable communities to greater health risks, according to the UN World Drug Report 2026, released on Friday. 10. Reminder: Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop Source: Volokh Conspiracy Link: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/13/reminder-second-annual-aspiring-free-speech-scholars-workshop/ Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop jointly sponsored by the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (ASU) and the Hoover Institution (Stanford University) Because of a technical problem, any submissions before June 4, 2026 were lost; please resubmit (or submit for the first time) at the new URL listed below, https://tinyurl. 11. UK court restrains Russian enforcement proceeding in ammonia plant dispute Source: Global Arbitration Review Link: https://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/uk-court-restrains-russian-enforcement-proceeding-in-ammonia-plant-dispute A UK judge has restrained a Russian entity from pursuing proceedings in Russia to enforce a US$2 billion judgment against Italys Maire, finding the judgment was obtained in violation of a London-seated ICC arbitration clause. 12. Associate Justice Samuel Alito sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on April 23, 2021. Source: SCOTUSblog Link: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/07/the-man-and-the-movement-a-qa-with-peter-canellos-on-his-biography-of-samuel-alito/ (Erin Schaff/AFP via Getty Images) 13. We face a new ordeal: Gaza's search for the dead goes on Source: UN Human Rights - News Link: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/07/1167922 After thousands of buildings were destroyed in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war, local teams and civil defense personnel continue the arduous and delicate mission to remove rubble and search for the remains of missing persons believed to still be buried under the debris of homes destroyed by Israeli airstrikes. 14. Stat(s) Of The Week: Soft Skills Are All The Rage Source: Above the Law Link: https://abovethelaw.com/2026/07/stats-of-the-week-soft-skills-are-all-the-rage/ But are young lawyers learning? The post Stat(s) Of The Week: Soft Skills Are All The Rage appeared first on Above the Law . 15. Early Edition: July 10, 2026 Source: Just Security Link: https://www.justsecurity.org/146455/early-edition-july-10-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=early-edition-july-10-2026 Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inboxhere. 16. WIPO Appoints Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya of Thailand as Ambassador for Fashion and Design Source: WIPO Pressroom Link: https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2026/article_0009.html The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today appointed Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya of the Kingdom of Thailand as WIPO Ambassador for Fashion and Design, recognizing Her Royal Highnesss outstanding contributions to creativity, innovation and the strategic use of intellectual property (IP). 17. Joint Statement by the Heads of the IEA, IMF, World Bank, and WTO Source: World Trade Organization Link: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news26_e/dgno_08jul26_448_e.htm The Heads of the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group (WBG), and World Trade Organization (WTO) met on July 7 as part of the high-level coordination group established in April to maximize their institutions response to the energy, trade, and economic impact of the war in the Middle East. 18. Monica Juma: Steering global cooperation at a time of converging threats Source: UN Human Rights - Law and Crime Prevention Link: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167734 Criminal networks are moving faster, reaching further and blurring the lines between threats. Into this shifting landscape steps Monica Juma, taking on one of the UNs most demanding security and justice portfolios. 19. Refund Source: Volokh Conspiracy Link: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/13/tariff-refund-update/ NA My Cato Institute colleagues Scott Lincicome, Alfredo Carrillo Obregon, and Chad Smitson have a helpful post updating the situation on refunds for Trump's illegally imposed IEEPA tariffs. 20. Korean battery maker defends claim by industrial gases group Source: Global Arbitration Review Link: https://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/korean-battery-maker-defends-claim-industrial-gases-group A Korean battery maker says it is defending a US$102 million ad hoc claim brought by the Canadian subsidiary of a French industrial gases company. 21. Supreme_Court_Of_The_United_States_(193413861) Source: SCOTUSblog Link: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/07/high-court-mysteries/ (Jesse Collins, Wikimedia Commons) 22. Thai youth leaders push for inclusion, partnership and lasting change Source: UN Human Rights - News Link: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/07/1167917 From local communities to the global stage, a diverse group of young leaders from Thailand is helping shape conversations on public policy, climate action, inclusion, indigenous rights, disability access and youth wellbeing. 23. Some Practice Areas Are More Stressful Than Others Source: Above the Law Link: https://abovethelaw.com/2026/07/some-practice-areas-are-more-stressful-than-others/ Lawyers who practice in some areas of the law are often made of tougher stuff than the rest of us. The post Some Practice Areas Are More Stressful Than Others appeared first on Above the Law . 24. Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions Source: Just Security Link: https://www.justsecurity.org/107087/tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tracker-litigation-legal-challenges-trump-administration A public resource tracking all the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions. The post Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions appeared first on Just Security . 25. World Intellectual Property Day 2026: New WIPO Data Show IP Use Booming in Sports Industry Source: WIPO Pressroom Link: https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2026/article_0008.html Golf, swimming and racket sports are the most patent-intensive areas of the sports industry, where use of intellectual property (IP) is rising at above-average rates, according to a new World Intellectual Property Organization report released to mark World IP Day. 26. WTO panel issues report regarding EU duties on imports of fatty acid from Indonesia Source: World Trade Organization Link: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news26_e/622r_446_e.htm On 8 July, the WTO circulated the panel report in the case brought by Indonesia in European Union Anti-Dumping Measures on Imports of Fatty Acid from Indonesia (DS622). 27. Security Council weighs future of UN war crimes mechanism as closure nears Source: UN Human Rights - Law and Crime Prevention Link: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/06/1167715 The Security Council on Friday weighed the future of the UN mechanism responsible for completing the remaining work of the international tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, as members debated how to preserve its legacy while bringing its mandate to an orderly close. 28. Muslim College Instructor's First Amendment Retaliation / Title VII Claim Can Go Forward Source: Volokh Conspiracy Link: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/07/13/muslim-college-instructors-first-amendment-retaliation-title-vii-claim-can-go-forward/ From Judge Donald Middlebrooks (S.D. 29. Mexico fails to overturn NAFTA award in Canada Source: Global Arbitration Review Link: https://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/mexico-fails-overturn-nafta-award-in-canada The Ontario Court of Appeal has refused to set aside a NAFTA award that ordered Mexico to pay more than US$130 million to several US-based casino investors. Sources in this brief: Above the Law; Global Arbitration Review; Just Security; SCOTUSblog; UN Human Rights - Law and Crime Prevention; UN Human Rights - News; Volokh Conspiracy; WIPO Pressroom; World Trade Organization. Selected 29 of 304 available items for this weekly brief.