* New press secretary claims to be a lawyer, but she's never passed a bar in the United States. In response, she says she passed the bar exam in China... even though China doesn't let foreign nationals take their bar exam. [[Popular Information](https://popular.info/p/trumps-new-press-secretary-katie)]
* Reddit wants Proskauer blocked from representing Perplexity in data case. [[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/reddit-perplexity-ai-clash-over-law-firms-role-data-scraping-case-2026-10-12/)]
* Anthropic asks for *en banc* rehearing after panel rubberstamps Pentagon's decision to label the company a supply chain risk without evidence. [[CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/anthropic-wants-court-in-dc-to-rehear-appeal-of-pentagon-blacklist-.html)]
* Neil Gorsuch seems peeved to learn that his conservative colleagues only care about gutting independent agency power when Democrats are in charge. [[Balls and Strikes](https://ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/beaird-v-united-states-neil-gorsuch-sentencing/)]
*Schillings partners with Clare Locke in private investigations business. [[Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/42209791-2167-4c4e-81a0-f610a981b745?syn-25a6b1a6=1)]
* Former OpenAI engineer from Saudi Arabia charged with bugging the company. [[Law360](https://www.law360.com/articles/2537519/ex-openai-engineer-charged-with-bugging-conference-room)]
* CVS paying $315 million to settle with the DOJ over opioids. [[NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cvs-pay-315-million-settle-opioid-prescription-case-rcna603289)]
* Google settles case over Google Assistant recording conversations without notification and using them for ad targeting, which is basically how everything works today. [[Courthouse News Service](https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-approves-68-million-google-assistant-privacy-settlement/)]
* Man charged with murder set to become new sheriff. [[Slate](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/10/2026-midterm-elections-sheriff-arkansas-murder.html)]
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