briefs

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That’s why legal briefs in the case are riddled with citations to an obscure 1915 book by a Boston lawyer named Josiah Henry Benton, who argued that historians had overlooked the practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A pair of Orange County immigration attorneys received temporary suspensions after the court discovered they used generative AI to write briefs that included “multiple nonexistent cases, misattributed quotations, and gross misrepresentations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Encyclicals aren’t meant to be strict policy briefs but rather a letter on a topic the pope wants the global Catholic community to seriously reflect upon.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

The latest incident was reported by the Supreme Court of Alabama last Friday, where an attorney submitted two briefs with eight AI-fabricated cases and quotations.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Supreme Court, national organizations joined us and filed amicus briefs urging the Court to rule in our favor.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson