🧩 Tenth Circuit proposes an AI filing certification
PLUS: Trump's blocked visa fee and Glencore's former unit at auction
September 21, 2026
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Used AI in a filing? The Tenth Circuit wants a certification
Six hours to challenge a deportation destination
Trump extends the push for a blocked $100,000 H-1B fee
Glencore's former business heads to auction
THE VERDICT
Arguing today's litigation news
Certifying the AI-assisted filing. The Tenth Circuit proposed requiring certification that a human independently checked an AI-assisted filing's cited material, legal analysis and compliance with court rules and professional obligations. It would be the first such rule among the 13 federal appellate courts. Comments close October 18; a decision is expected December 1, with a January 1, 2027 start if adopted. Dismissal, waiver of issues or striking a filing are possible consequences under the proposal, alongside existing sanctions.
Six hours isn't enough. A unanimous First Circuit panel largely upheld Judge Brian Murphy's ruling against DHS's rapid third-country removals and vacated the country-sequencing declarations for lack of Article III standing. DHS says the policy remains operative until the decision takes effect and is expected to seek Supreme Court review. Under the ruling, migrants need effective notice of their destination and a meaningful chance to raise fears of persecution or torture, which notice as short as six hours doesn't provide.
The ICC's vendor problem. The Trump administration is preparing sanctions against the International Criminal Court itself, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to Reuters. Individual officials have already been sanctioned, but the entity-wide measures haven't been announced or imposed, and timing is unclear. They could require U.S. companies and people to stop supplying funds, goods or services without an OFAC license, reaching the court's IT and insurance vendors, investigations and salary payments to U.S. employees.
The blocked $100,000 fee. President Trump extended for another year the order seeking a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions, though collection remains blocked by a ruling that the fee is unlawful. A Boston appeals court is reviewing that ruling, and a separate Chamber challenge is pending. Ordinary petition costs had been roughly $2,000–$5,000. Current H-1B holders, renewals and foreign graduates already in the U.S. on student visas are exempt from the $100,000 fee.
THE DEAL
Wheelin' and dealin' today's corporate news
Glencore's unfinished exit. A Dutch bailiff launched a public auction of Access World, the logistics business Glencore sold to GCM in 2022 with a vendor loan later increased to $140 million. GCM missed a January 2023 payment and owed about $108.9 million by March 31, 2026, including about $20.3 million in interest. Statements of interest are due October 1. The Amsterdam District Court rejected Glencore's proposed private transfer to its subsidiary Tironimus after opponents alleged undervaluation, but Tironimus can still bid at the public auction.
UPM-Sappi heads toward a veto. EU antitrust regulators are expected to block UPM and Sappi's €1.42 billion paper joint venture, according to people familiar with the matter; the Commission's decision is due November 11. The companies declined comment. The deal would create Europe's largest communication-paper producer, and the Commission warned of reduced competition and higher prices for paper used in books and magazines. The companies offered no concessions, in part because they couldn't find a buyer for assets they might divest.
BOILERPLATE
Harris tipped for Proskauer. Ruth Harris is expected to leave Ashurst Perkins Coie for Proskauer after more than 30 years at Ashurst, Financial News reports.
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