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Weekly Brief · July 17, 2026

This week in arbitration — July 17, 2026

This week's arbitration and ADR reading turns to how technology and AI shape disputes and the rules around them. The links below cover AI governance frameworks, shifting AI regulation, and eDiscovery developments that inform arbitrators and counsel managing data-heavy proceedings.

Published July 17, 2026 · Sources: NIST, WilmerHale, Latham & Watkins, Sidley Austin

  • AI Risk Management Framework

    An overview of NIST's voluntary framework for incorporating trustworthiness and risk-management considerations into the design, development, and evaluation of AI systems, a reference point for AI governance.

    Source: NIST

  • White House Issues 'One Rule' Executive Order to Curb State AI Regulation

    A client alert analyzing a federal executive order that seeks a national AI policy framework and aims to limit state-level AI regulation, addressing the shifting landscape of AI governance.

    Source: WilmerHale

  • Texas Signs Responsible AI Governance Act Into Law

    An analysis of Texas legislation restricting certain harmful AI uses and creating a regulatory sandbox and advisory council, part of the developing patchwork of state AI governance rules.

    Source: Latham & Watkins

  • Notable Cases and Events in eDiscovery

    A survey of recent federal court decisions on eDiscovery topics including personal device production, email threading, database extraction, and the specificity of discovery objections.

    Source: Sidley Austin

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