briefs
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In granting the AI company an injunction last week against the Pentagon’s attempts to sever its contracts, Judge Rita Lin referred to, among other things, the large number of amicus briefs on the company’s behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The seemingly limitless proliferation of cases in which lawyers have been caught letting fictitious AI-generated legal citations contaminate their briefs continues to amaze.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
So the department had to withdraw large portions of four different briefs filed in this case, retract multiple statements made at oral arguments, and ask Castel to correct his own opinion repeating this error.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
A memo written by senior civil servant Matthew Rycroft, dated 14 May 2002, briefs Sir Tony about "super-rich" financial adviser Epstein ahead of a meeting scheduled that day.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
My mother has been replaced by Charlie, who is twirling a pair of white briefs above his head.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.