Law360 reports Boies Schiller Partner Faces Possible Sanctions For AI Errors about Bixler v. Church of Scientology pending in 2/5 with argument set for March 3 at 9 a.m. See Notice of Potential Sanctions.Law360 also reports Attys Regret Unnoticed ChatGPT Errors In Conn. Court Filings — Attorneys ordered to explain errors in two January
The DJ has David Carrillo, Brandon Stracener, and Stephen Duvernay’s Gov. Newsom will probably go to the appellate bench for the next SCOCA justice
The following are currently sitting on assignment in the 2d District:
Law.com/NLJ has ‘The Technology Is There’: Supreme Court Practitioners
Quietly Embracing AIIn interviews with the National Law Journal, prominent Supreme Court advocates reported using generative AI tools in their day-to-day legal practice, including everything from basic legal research to drafting portions of briefs, such as introductions, argument summaries and even questions presented. ….Some high
The Iowa Court of Appeals selects certain opinions for publication in the Northwestern Reporter. In December, the Court of Appeals selected three opinions for publication. Following are summaries of those opinions.
Stephen Dierickx v. DreamDirt Farms and Ranch Real Estate LLC dba DreamDirt Auctions, Tom Bradley, Jason Smith, Harry Gatzionis and Vail Holdings LLC,
2/1 (per curiam) publishes this opinion today, granting a motion to strike an opening brief and sua sponte imposing monetary sanctions of $7500 to the court; and allowing appellant to file a new brief. It is undisputed that appellant’s attorney, Fahim Farivar, filed a brief containing numerous fabricated quotations—that is, language falsely attributed to published
I’ve been experimenting with using ChatGPT to prep for oral argument. I always do the thinking myself first, putting together my silly lists, outlines, and tough questions. But then I’ve been using AI to backstop or refine my work. It’s pretty good!
Here’s the basic process: First, I tell the client what I’m planning to
Law360 has James Argionis’s article Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes — The 5 no-nos are: Including every possible argument; Not developing a theme; Being lazy with headings and subheadings; Not catching typos; and Not understanding that less is more.Law360 also has 7th Circ. Urges Litigants To Exercise Caution In Using
In this unpub from 4/3, a pro per cites fictitious cases, but is not sanctioned. The court concludes:It is a serious and sanctionable action to cite fictitious cases on appeal. All parties, whether self-represented or not, must strive to include proper legal authorities in support of their arguments. Blind reliance on cases generated by artificial
The end of the Supreme Court term ends nationwide injunctions in federal courts…
In late June, in Trump v. CASA, Inc., a divided U.S. Supreme Court put the kibosh on so-called universal injunctions by federal district judges, holding that such broad injunctions lack a “historical pedigree” and are “outside the bounds of a federal