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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is the judge ethically required to report my #AI misuse to disciplinary authorities?

A NY referee (who under NY law is bound by the judicial rules of conduct) asked the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics whether, when a lawyer submitted a brief with #AI hallucinations, the referee was required to report lawyers who submit #AI hallucinations to the Attorney Grievance Committee.

The Advisory ... (cont.)

nycourts.gov/ipjudicialethicsopinions/26-37.htm
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is the judge ethically required to report my #AI misuse to disciplinary authorities?

A NY referee (who under NY law is bound by the judicial rules of conduct) asked the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics whether, when a lawyer submitted a brief with #AI hallucinations, the referee was required to report lawyers who submit #AI hallucinations to the Attorney Grievance Committee.

The Advisory ... (cont.)

nycourts.gov/ipjudicialethicsopinions/26-37.htm
#law #lawfedi

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is the judge ethically required to report my #AI misuse to disciplinary authorities?

A NY referee (who under NY law is bound by the judicial rules of conduct) asked the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics whether, when a lawyer submitted a brief with #AI hallucinations, the referee was required to report lawyers who submit #AI hallucinations to the Attorney Grievance Committee.

The Advisory ... (cont.)

nycourts.gov/ipjudicialethicsopinions/26-37.htm
#law #lawfedi

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is the judge ethically required to report my #AI misuse to disciplinary authorities?

A NY referee (who under NY law is bound by the judicial rules of conduct) asked the Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics whether, when a lawyer submitted a brief with #AI hallucinations, the referee was required to report lawyers who submit #AI hallucinations to the Attorney Grievance Committee.

The Advisory ... (cont.)

nycourts.gov/ipjudicialethicsopinions/26-37.htm
#law #lawfedi

🔔 UPDATE October 2026 🔔

6,136 German federal laws and regulations now available #OpenAccess as a comprehensive corpus

✅ 42 variables
✅ #OpenAccess
✅ #PublicDomain
✅ Regular snapshots of German federal law starting May 2020
✅ Structural diagrams for all laws (dendrogram, sunburst, circlepack)
✅ Formats: XML, CSV, PDF, TXT, EPUB, GraphML

All downloads: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3832111

Documentation: https://zenodo.org/records/23082200/files/C-DBR_2026-10-04_Codebook.pdf?download=1

#Law #DigitalHumanities #LawFedi #OpenData #OpenScience #OpenSource #RStats @histodons @rstats @politicalscience @law @sociology

🔔 UPDATE October 2026 🔔

6,136 German federal laws and regulations now available #OpenAccess as a comprehensive corpus

✅ 42 variables
✅ #OpenAccess
✅ #PublicDomain
✅ Regular snapshots of German federal law starting May 2020
✅ Structural diagrams for all laws (dendrogram, sunburst, circlepack)
✅ Formats: XML, CSV, PDF, TXT, EPUB, GraphML

All downloads: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3832111

Documentation: https://zenodo.org/records/23082200/files/C-DBR_2026-10-04_Codebook.pdf?download=1

#Law #DigitalHumanities #LawFedi #OpenData #OpenScience #OpenSource #RStats @histodons @rstats @politicalscience @law @sociology

🔔 UPDATE October 2026 🔔

6,136 German federal laws and regulations now available #OpenAccess as a comprehensive corpus

✅ 42 variables
✅ #OpenAccess
✅ #PublicDomain
✅ Regular snapshots of German federal law starting May 2020
✅ Structural diagrams for all laws (dendrogram, sunburst, circlepack)
✅ Formats: XML, CSV, PDF, TXT, EPUB, GraphML

All downloads: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3832111

Documentation: https://zenodo.org/records/23082200/files/C-DBR_2026-10-04_Codebook.pdf?download=1

#Law #DigitalHumanities #LawFedi #OpenData #OpenScience #OpenSource #RStats @histodons @rstats @politicalscience @law @sociology

🔔 UPDATE October 2026 🔔

6,136 German federal laws and regulations now available #OpenAccess as a comprehensive corpus

✅ 42 variables
✅ #OpenAccess
✅ #PublicDomain
✅ Regular snapshots of German federal law starting May 2020
✅ Structural diagrams for all laws (dendrogram, sunburst, circlepack)
✅ Formats: XML, CSV, PDF, TXT, EPUB, GraphML

All downloads: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3832111

Documentation: https://zenodo.org/records/23082200/files/C-DBR_2026-10-04_Codebook.pdf?download=1

#Law #DigitalHumanities #LawFedi #OpenData #OpenScience #OpenSource #RStats @histodons @rstats @politicalscience @law @sociology

U.S. (spec. NYC) Housing Law question for anyone who has useful knowledge…
The ceiling in Uncle's apartment is leaking in multiple places.
The landlord claim it's Uncle's responsibility to pay people to move his stuff out of the way from where the leaks are so they can make the repairs.
I think paying to clear the area should be the landlord's responsibility since expenses to fix code violations should be their responsibility.
Who's right?
:boostRequest:
#law #USLaw #housing #housingLaw #lawFedi

U.S. (spec. NYC) Housing Law question for anyone who has useful knowledge…
The ceiling in Uncle's apartment is leaking in multiple places.
The landlord claim it's Uncle's responsibility to pay people to move his stuff out of the way from where the leaks are so they can make the repairs.
I think paying to clear the area should be the landlord's responsibility since expenses to fix code violations should be their responsibility.
Who's right?
:boostRequest:
#law #USLaw #housing #housingLaw #lawFedi

U.S. (spec. NYC) Housing Law question for anyone who has useful knowledge…
The ceiling in Uncle's apartment is leaking in multiple places.
The landlord claim it's Uncle's responsibility to pay people to move his stuff out of the way from where the leaks are so they can make the repairs.
I think paying to clear the area should be the landlord's responsibility since expenses to fix code violations should be their responsibility.
Who's right?
:boostRequest:
#law #USLaw #housing #housingLaw #lawFedi

U.S. (spec. NYC) Housing Law question for anyone who has useful knowledge…
The ceiling in Uncle's apartment is leaking in multiple places.
The landlord claim it's Uncle's responsibility to pay people to move his stuff out of the way from where the leaks are so they can make the repairs.
I think paying to clear the area should be the landlord's responsibility since expenses to fix code violations should be their responsibility.
Who's right?
:boostRequest:
#law #USLaw #housing #housingLaw #lawFedi

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: The U.S. Government has a chatbot; a self-policing accord for Big Tech developing AI; CA lawyers must not 'delegate the practice of law' to AI & CA bosses can't use AI to fire workers; Visa and Mastercard are part of a new stablecoin; Kalshi loses in the 6th Circuit; and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/play-minecraft/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: The U.S. Government has a chatbot; a self-policing accord for Big Tech developing AI; CA lawyers must not 'delegate the practice of law' to AI & CA bosses can't use AI to fire workers; Visa and Mastercard are part of a new stablecoin; Kalshi loses in the 6th Circuit; and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/play-minecraft/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: The U.S. Government has a chatbot; a self-policing accord for Big Tech developing AI; CA lawyers must not 'delegate the practice of law' to AI & CA bosses can't use AI to fire workers; Visa and Mastercard are part of a new stablecoin; Kalshi loses in the 6th Circuit; and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/play-minecraft/

The latest Lawyer Ex Machina is out: The U.S. Government has a chatbot; a self-policing accord for Big Tech developing AI; CA lawyers must not 'delegate the practice of law' to AI & CA bosses can't use AI to fire workers; Visa and Mastercard are part of a new stablecoin; Kalshi loses in the 6th Circuit; and more #lawfedi #lawlibrarians #legaltech https://buttondown.com/LawyerExMachina/archive/play-minecraft/

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is incivility a valid basis for sanctions?

During a NY litigation, opposing counsel were “periodically at loggerheads and engaging in sporadic kerfuffles and disagreements.” This escalated during a meet and confer conference. When plaintiff’s lawyer indicated that a motion to compel may be necessary, opposing counsel “performed a mocking mimicry of [his] words” and then stated: “Oh, are you going to give me a spanking?” ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.508212/gov.uscourts.nyed.508212.137.0.pdf
#law #lawfedi

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is incivility a valid basis for sanctions?

During a NY litigation, opposing counsel were “periodically at loggerheads and engaging in sporadic kerfuffles and disagreements.” This escalated during a meet and confer conference. When plaintiff’s lawyer indicated that a motion to compel may be necessary, opposing counsel “performed a mocking mimicry of [his] words” and then stated: “Oh, are you going to give me a spanking?” ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.508212/gov.uscourts.nyed.508212.137.0.pdf
#law #lawfedi

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is incivility a valid basis for sanctions?

During a NY litigation, opposing counsel were “periodically at loggerheads and engaging in sporadic kerfuffles and disagreements.” This escalated during a meet and confer conference. When plaintiff’s lawyer indicated that a motion to compel may be necessary, opposing counsel “performed a mocking mimicry of [his] words” and then stated: “Oh, are you going to give me a spanking?” ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.508212/gov.uscourts.nyed.508212.137.0.pdf
#law #lawfedi

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is incivility a valid basis for sanctions?

During a NY litigation, opposing counsel were “periodically at loggerheads and engaging in sporadic kerfuffles and disagreements.” This escalated during a meet and confer conference. When plaintiff’s lawyer indicated that a motion to compel may be necessary, opposing counsel “performed a mocking mimicry of [his] words” and then stated: “Oh, are you going to give me a spanking?” ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nyed.508212/gov.uscourts.nyed.508212.137.0.pdf
#law #lawfedi

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can the family of a murder victim use #AI to have the victim testify at the murder trial?

An AZ road rage incident ended in a death, then murder charges, and then a manslaughter conviction. At the sentencing hearing, the victim’s sister was permitted to play an “an AI video, which depicted the “victim” speaking to the camera.” Among other things, the AI victim explained that he was AI, introduced real video clips of him ...(cont.)

https://coa1.azcourts.gov/Portals/1/OpinionFiles/Div1/2026/State%20v.%20Horcasitas%20-%201%20CA-CR%2025-0191%20-%20Opinion.pdf?ver=VU_ksxMus_VSy6mJoasAJQ%3d%3d
#law #lawfedi

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can the family of a murder victim use #AI to have the victim testify at the murder trial?

An AZ road rage incident ended in a death, then murder charges, and then a manslaughter conviction. At the sentencing hearing, the victim’s sister was permitted to play an “an AI video, which depicted the “victim” speaking to the camera.” Among other things, the AI victim explained that he was AI, introduced real video clips of him ...(cont.)

https://coa1.azcourts.gov/Portals/1/OpinionFiles/Div1/2026/State%20v.%20Horcasitas%20-%201%20CA-CR%2025-0191%20-%20Opinion.pdf?ver=VU_ksxMus_VSy6mJoasAJQ%3d%3d
#law #lawfedi

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can the family of a murder victim use #AI to have the victim testify at the murder trial?

An AZ road rage incident ended in a death, then murder charges, and then a manslaughter conviction. At the sentencing hearing, the victim’s sister was permitted to play an “an AI video, which depicted the “victim” speaking to the camera.” Among other things, the AI victim explained that he was AI, introduced real video clips of him ...(cont.)

https://coa1.azcourts.gov/Portals/1/OpinionFiles/Div1/2026/State%20v.%20Horcasitas%20-%201%20CA-CR%2025-0191%20-%20Opinion.pdf?ver=VU_ksxMus_VSy6mJoasAJQ%3d%3d
#law #lawfedi

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can the family of a murder victim use #AI to have the victim testify at the murder trial?

An AZ road rage incident ended in a death, then murder charges, and then a manslaughter conviction. At the sentencing hearing, the victim’s sister was permitted to play an “an AI video, which depicted the “victim” speaking to the camera.” Among other things, the AI victim explained that he was AI, introduced real video clips of him ...(cont.)

https://coa1.azcourts.gov/Portals/1/OpinionFiles/Div1/2026/State%20v.%20Horcasitas%20-%201%20CA-CR%2025-0191%20-%20Opinion.pdf?ver=VU_ksxMus_VSy6mJoasAJQ%3d%3d
#law #lawfedi