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Arizona court sanctions lawyer for AI-generated false citations: Judge revokes attorney's pro hac status and imposes multiple sanctions after majority of legal citations were fabricated by AI. (ppc.land)
submitted 1 week ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35742052

An Arizona federal court issued extensive sanctions against attorney Maren Bam on August 14, 2025, after finding that her brief contained multiple artificial intelligence-generated citations to non-existent cases. The sanctions include revocation of pro hac vice status, striking the brief, and mandatory notification to state bar authorities.

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[โ€“] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't trust lawyers at all

[โ€“] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 5 days ago

You're better off with a lawyer than without one. I used to work in a court, (not in any particular legal sense, I reset passwords).

There was always somebody who came in with that attitude and decided to represent themselves often times when they were guilty as sin. A lawyer was never going to be able to get them off a charge, but maybe they would have been able to get a reduced sentence. Representing yourself is never a good idea because you don't actually know the law, no one does, that's why lawyers are so expensive.