Clay weekly context brief for the Law category (ISO week 2026-W39). 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. More from Jacob Mchangama on Frederick Douglass's Views on Free Speech Source: Volokh Conspiracy Link: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/09/20/more-from-jacob-mchangama-on-frederick-douglasss-views-on-free-speech/ A short excerpt from Prof. 2. Cravaths Latest Hire Comes With A Les Moonves-Shaped Asterisk See Also Source: Above the Law Link: https://abovethelaw.com/2026/09/cravaths-latest-hire-comes-with-a-les-moonves-shaped-asterisk-see-also/ Cravath Says Mike Aiello Shares Its 'Values.' About That: Not where I would have gone with the press release, but OK. 3. Spanish-Korean consortium wins award over biomass plant Source: Global Arbitration Review Link: https://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/spanish-korean-consortium-wins-award-over-biomass-plant A Spanish-Korean consortium has won a net sum of 120 million in a London arbitration with the owner of a UK biomass power plant over a construction contract that was terminated during the covid-19 pandemic. 4. The ceiling over the Supreme Court building entrance Source: SCOTUSblog Link: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/what-ai-misunderstands-about-the-supreme-court/ (Mark Fischer via Flickr) 5. The Second AI Election: Testing the Safeguards Before November Source: Just Security Link: https://www.justsecurity.org/154924/ai-disinformation-2026-midterm-elections/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-disinformation-2026-midterm-elections Tests of six popular AI models show how easily their election safeguards can be bypassed, and what companies, lawmakers, and civil society should be before November. The post The Second AI Election: Testing the Safeguards Before November appeared first on Just Security . 6. Young Trade Leaders meet with DG; discuss AI, environment, needs of developing economies Source: World Trade Organization Link: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news26_e/pf26_17sep26_490_e.htm Artificial intelligence (AI), the environment, and issues facing developing economies were among the topics discussed by Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the latest cohort of WTO Young Trade Leaders at a meeting on 17 September. 7. Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors mark 9/11 with counter-terrorism push on AI and drones Source: UN Human Rights - Law and Crime Prevention Link: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168318 The Security Council met to mark 25 years since the 9/11 attacks with a briefing on counter-terrorism as ambassadors take stock of a threat that has morphed dramatically since resolution 1373 built the council's counter-terrorism machinery in 2001. 8. GenAI Innovation Soaring, With Patent Activity Nearly Tripling in Two Years Source: WIPO Pressroom Link: https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2026/article_0012.html The generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) patent landscape has reached a new milestone, with more new patents published in 2024 and 2025 than in the entire preceding ten years combined, according to new data published today by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). 9. Today in Supreme Court History: September 20, 1968 Source: Volokh Conspiracy Link: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/09/20/today-in-supreme-court-history-september-20-1968-7/ 9/20/1968: The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission denied a certificate of no exterior effect to the Penn Central Transportation Co. 10. He Took Zealous Advocacy A Fatal Step Too Far Source: Above the Law Link: https://abovethelaw.com/2026/09/he-took-zealous-advocacy-a-fatal-step-too-far/ He got his client acquitted from beyond the grave. The post He Took Zealous Advocacy A Fatal Step Too Far appeared first on Above the Law . 11. Nokia win confirmed by court in Iranian telecoms case Source: Global Arbitration Review Link: https://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/nokia-win-confirmed-court-in-iranian-telecoms-case An award in favour of a French mobile company now owned by Nokia will stand, after a Paris court rejected allegations that an arbitrator was conflicted and death threats against witnesses were overlooked in a politically sensitive ICC dispute over a telecommunications project in Iran. 12. Carved details along top of Supreme Court building are pictured Source: SCOTUSblog Link: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/how-americans-feel-about-possible-court-reforms/ (Katie Barlow) 13. Pay for Play? Trumps Bosnia Moves Highlighted in U.S. House Probe Source: Just Security Link: https://www.justsecurity.org/157637/trump-bosnia-deal-us-house-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-bosnia-deal-us-house-report A House Foreign Affairs Committee report sheds light on the Trump administration's contentious interventions into Bosnia's politics. The post Pay for Play? Trumps Bosnia Moves Highlighted in U.S. House Probe appeared first on Just Security . 14. World Trade Report: Trade reform to boost growth; inaction can cost 10% global GDP Source: World Trade Organization Link: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news26_e/wtr_15sep26_483_e.htm The 2026 edition of the World Trade Report issued on 15 September - finds that a strengthened multilateral trading system could increase global GDP by roughly 3% or USD 3 trillion by 2050, while inaction to modernize the trading system could reduce global output by up to 10%. 15. Advance safety for all: International police cooperation helps tackle cross-border crime Source: UN Human Rights - Law and Crime Prevention Link: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168280 As criminal networks increasingly exploit weak institutions and operate across borders, the UN says no police force can tackle them alone. 16. WIPO 2026 Global Awards Winners: Eleven Companies Recognized for Using IP to Build and Scale Their Businesses Source: WIPO Pressroom Link: https://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2026/article_0010.html The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) today announced the 11 winners of the WIPO Global Award 2026, celebrating companies that demonstrated excellence in using intellectual property (IP) to bring to market products including drugs to regenerate lung tissue, semiconductors that cut energy loss, AI-guided crop spraying devices and helmet sensors promoting athletes brain health. 17. Open Thread Source: Volokh Conspiracy Link: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/09/20/open-thread-333/ The post Open Thread appeared first on Reason Magazine . 18. The 3 Things Every Healthy Organization Needs Source: Above the Law Link: https://abovethelaw.com/2026/09/the-3-things-every-healthy-organization-needs/ What actually makes people stay, thrive, and grow inside an organization and what quietly drives them away. The post The 3 Things Every Healthy Organization Needs appeared first on Above the Law . 19. Italy seeks to annul Veolia award Source: Global Arbitration Review Link: https://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/italy-seeks-annul-veolia-award Italy has applied to annul an Energy Charter Treaty award that required it to pay 86 million to French environmental services group Veolia for breaching two waste treatment concessions. 20. At annual SCOTUSblog Summit, Sen. Durbin and Rep. Issa express differing views on Supreme Court Source: SCOTUSblog Link: https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/at-annual-scotusblog-summit-sen-durbin-and-rep-issa-express-differing-views-on-supreme-court/ (Kelsey Dallas) 21. Guantánamo Dispatch: The USS Cole Case Edges Toward Trial Source: Just Security Link: https://www.justsecurity.org/157396/guantanamo-dispatch-the-uss-cole-case-edges-toward-trial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guantanamo-dispatch-the-uss-cole-case-edges-toward-trial Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case. The post Guantánamo Dispatch: The USS Cole Case Edges Toward Trial appeared first on Just Security . 22. WTO Public Forum 2026 spotlights role of services in driving world trade Source: World Trade Organization Link: https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news26_e/pf26_15sep26_487_e.htm The 2026 edition of the WTO's Public Forum kicked off on 15 September in Geneva under the theme Powering the Future. 23. One in five children in 21 nations faced tech-facilitated sexual abuse: UNICEF Source: UN Human Rights - Law and Crime Prevention Link: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/09/1168236 About 20 million children aged 12 to 17 one in five across 21 countries were sexually exploited by perpetrators using technology such as social media, according to a UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF) report released on Thursday. 24. 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. 25. When You're in a College Electrical Circuits Lab, Better Follow the Teacher's Instructions Source: Volokh Conspiracy Link: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/09/19/when-youre-in-a-college-electrical-circuits-lab-better-follow-the-teachers-instructions/ From Soliz v. Sources in this brief: Above the Law; Global Arbitration Review; Just Security; SCOTUSblog; UN Human Rights - Law and Crime Prevention; Volokh Conspiracy; WIPO Pressroom; World Trade Organization. Selected 25 of 175 available items for this weekly brief.