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#LegalEthics Tidbit #StarTrekDay Edition: Can I prosecute a crime I witnessed?

A member of the Kronos bar was appointed to prosecute two Star Fleet officers for an alleged murder. The prosecutor was present when the victim died. He cross-examined one of the defendants based on his own personal knowledge of the victim’s death. Among other things, he accused the defendant of medical malpractice based on the fact that the ... (cont.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_VI:_The_Undiscovered_Country
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is “panic” a good excuse for #AI hallucinations?

An Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) in NC “submitted a brief containing fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” that were hallucinated by #AI. The AUSA initially did not admit AI use, but claimed the “error was clerical in nature and resulted from the inadvertent filing of an unfinalized draft document.” At a later show cause hearing, the AUSA stated that ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nced.221403/gov.uscourts.nced.221403.131.0.pdf
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is “panic” a good excuse for #AI hallucinations?

An Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) in NC “submitted a brief containing fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” that were hallucinated by #AI. The AUSA initially did not admit AI use, but claimed the “error was clerical in nature and resulted from the inadvertent filing of an unfinalized draft document.” At a later show cause hearing, the AUSA stated that ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nced.221403/gov.uscourts.nced.221403.131.0.pdf
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is “panic” a good excuse for #AI hallucinations?

An Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) in NC “submitted a brief containing fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” that were hallucinated by #AI. The AUSA initially did not admit AI use, but claimed the “error was clerical in nature and resulted from the inadvertent filing of an unfinalized draft document.” At a later show cause hearing, the AUSA stated that ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nced.221403/gov.uscourts.nced.221403.131.0.pdf
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is “panic” a good excuse for #AI hallucinations?

An Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) in NC “submitted a brief containing fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” that were hallucinated by #AI. The AUSA initially did not admit AI use, but claimed the “error was clerical in nature and resulted from the inadvertent filing of an unfinalized draft document.” At a later show cause hearing, the AUSA stated that ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nced.221403/gov.uscourts.nced.221403.131.0.pdf
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Is “panic” a good excuse for #AI hallucinations?

An Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) in NC “submitted a brief containing fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” that were hallucinated by #AI. The AUSA initially did not admit AI use, but claimed the “error was clerical in nature and resulted from the inadvertent filing of an unfinalized draft document.” At a later show cause hearing, the AUSA stated that ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nced.221403/gov.uscourts.nced.221403.131.0.pdf
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In one of my 1782 cases, the D. Del. recently denied a motion to vacate when the documents were sought for use in prospective Italian patent infringement litigation. The courts will not allow "fishing," but when you have a basis to bring a foreign claim and you seek evidence needed to plead the case, Section 1782 can be a lifesaver.

#1782 #lawfedi

https://lettersblogatory.com/2026/09/07/case-of-the-day-in-re-biogen/

#LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I partner with an ABS if my state doesn’t allow them?

An Alternative Business Structure (ABS) is essentially a law firm owned in part by non-lawyers, which is a no-no in most states but not in AZ. SC does not allow ABS structures, but an AZ ABS wanted to find a SC lawyer to take SC lawyer cases. The deal would be that the ABS finds the clients, then gets local counsel to do most, if not ... (cont.)

https://www.scbar.org/for-lawyers/quicklinks/legal-resources/ethics-advisory-opinions/ethics-advisory-opinion-25-02/
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#LegalEthics Tidbit: Should I get sanctioned for #AI hallucinations if I clean up my own mess before anyone else has noticed?

A MS lawyer was ordered to show cause why he should not be sanctioned for hallucinated citations in a brief to a federal court. In response, the lawyer stated that he practices alone so his client, “acting in the capacity of paralegal,” drafted the brief, and the lawyer did not properly review the citations. The lawyer ... (cont.)

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.alnd.198470/gov.uscourts.alnd.198470.36.0.pdf
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Anyone have a contact in #Alphabet / #Google / #YouTube who could help Angela of #ParkrosePermaculture defend against a campaign of clearly malicious and vexatious abuses of the #copyrightStrike system?

Or maybe if someone's in contact with Steve Burke of #GamersNexus, or with #LouisRossmann, each of whom have dealt with this before, one of them could advise?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=962PcnCWp2c

#censorship #copyright #lawFedi #fairUse

And before anyone says "but look at the outcome in #MooreVHarper" note - the Court decided the Constitution did not immunize legislatures from their courts. A justice who wants to undo court reform legislation would have no problem squaring that circle.

#LawFedi #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #ConLaw #ConstitutionalLaw #CourtReform #ExpandtheCourt

Here’s an accessible, clear analysis of the Supreme Court decision in #MoorevHarper, succinctly explaining how state constitutions as interpreted by state courts will continue to constrain wild efforts by state legislatures to interfere with rights to ballot access. From @democracydocket, https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/breaking-down-the-supreme-courts-opinion-rejecting-a-fringe-undemocratic-theory/. #LawFedi #Voting #democracy

I've read #MooreVHarper, and am pleased the "Independent State Legislature" doctrine was rejected.

But other than dry legal arguments, I've not seen discussion from proponents as to *why* they think it is good public policy to give politicians the power to negate elections they disagree with.

If we claim to live in a Constitutional Republic, how can anyone with a straight face argue that the VP *should have* the power to negate single-handedly the results of a presidential election, or that a state legislature *should have* the power to set aside elections?

If our Constitution truly allowed elections to be negated that easily, our system would be little better than China or the former Soviet Union. The fact that two of our justices value democracy so little that they would allow that is concerning.

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Kavanaugh and Barrett blinked.

#scotus #LawFedi #ConLaw #elections #MoorevHarper

The decisions from which Alito, Gorsuch, and Thomas are the dissenters are the best decisions we can get from this Supreme Court. #LawFedi #MooreVharper