Case Law
Sanctions, admissibility, and AI-as-evidence rulings.
Federal judges are already drawing the line around AI in court technology.
At the IAPP Global Summit, U.S. federal judges discussed AI and emerging technology in the courts, including pilots, disabled AI features and the growing complexity of technology-related harms.
Tax lawyers have the clearest answer to legal AI: verify first, automate second.
Recent commentary and sanctions cases show why tax law is a stress test for legal AI. Probabilistic answers cannot replace deterministic authority, and verification remains non-delegable.
DOJ issues first binding guidance on AI-assisted brief drafting
A 32-page memo released Wednesday requires federal prosecutors to disclose any use of generative AI in filings, with mandatory citation verification.
A federal judge sanctioned a lawyer for hallucinated citations. Again.
In a ruling that quotes Mata v. Avianca at length, the Eastern District of Texas imposed $7,500 in sanctions and a mandatory CLE requirement.
Israel's courts launch AI pilot for traffic and small-claims cases
The Court Administration approved an 18-month pilot testing AI for case summarization and draft judgment generation, limited to lower-stakes matters.
A circuit split is forming on AI-generated work product. The Supreme Court will likely weigh in.
Five circuits, three doctrines, and a question that affects every legal AI deployment in America.