Attorneys caught fabricating AI-generated citations in court brief

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-24 13:11

Two attorneys have been caught fabricating citations in a legal brief filed with the 9th Circuit. They initially attempted to correct these errors by claiming typos, but their proposed corrections involved replacing non-existent cases. The use of AI in generating these fabricated citations is being highlighted as a significant issue. AI

IMPACT Highlights the risks of AI-generated content in legal settings and the need for verification.

RANK_REASON This is a single item about a lawyer using AI to fabricate citations, which is a form of misinformation but not a significant industry event.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

policy
other

AI-generated summary · Google Gemini · from 1 sources. How we write summaries →

Attorneys caught fabricating AI-generated citations in court brief

COVERAGE [1]

Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-07-24 13:11

# LegalEthics Tidbit: When you get caught fabricating citations, there is no upside to denying the use of # AI . Two attorneys filed a 9th circuit brief with “m

# LegalEthics Tidbit: When you get caught fabricating citations, there is no upside to denying the use of # AI . Two attorneys filed a 9th circuit brief with “multiple nonexistent cases, misattributed quotations, and gross misrepresentations of real cases.” The lawyers initially …

LINKS storage.courtlistener.com/…/gov.uscourts.…

COVERAGE [1]

# LegalEthics Tidbit: When you get caught fabricating citations, there is no upside to denying the use of # AI . Two attorneys filed a 9th circuit brief with “m

RELATED ENTITIES

RELATED TOPICS