London became an overnight test case for the ramifications of AI on policing. On the one hand, new facial-recognition technology is reportedly scanning for thousands of people on a Metropolitan Police watchlist. On the other, more than 100 Met officers faced referrals after AI tools were used for a week-long analysis of internal data. The same tech-heavy security questions are already visible in planning for the upcoming World Cup, including no-drone zones, anti-drone systems, and expanded counterterrorism monitoring.

Technology budgets at law firms are rising. Spending reportedly grew 9.7% in 2025, while analysts expect the global legal AI market to more than double to almost $4 billion by 2030. The catch? Existing data are already dated, and don’t fully capture the newer waves of interest in AI since November 2025.

A murder victim’s family used AI to have him “speak” to his killer at sentencing. (Reuters)

A Google insider is charged with making over $1 million betting with nonpublic information about the company. (Wired)

Kirkland & Ellis is putting $500 million into building its own AI platform. (Bloomberg Law)

Law firm “startups” are raising millions to speed up chunks of billable-hour work. (Business Insider)

The dresses officers wore to make an arrest in Thailand turned out to be fake. (The Guardian)

The Initial Report is written and edited by Grant Morgan, a former prosecutor who tried high-level felonies and assisted in complex investigations before turning his attention to how artificial intelligence is reshaping the day-to-day work of American prosecutors. The Initial Report tracks the tools, court rulings, and enforcement actions shaping that work.

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