case law

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False case law or citations appearing in court filings have meanwhile prompted warnings about AI use in legal settings, with AI errors also reportedly causing issues for some governments.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The department also indicated that its forthcoming appeal of the subpoena ruling was about preventing adverse case law for the government, not about reopening the probe against him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

And I can say there’s not a lot of case law on this issue.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Normally, Colorado case law takes a relatively capacious view of how a crime’s “gravity” should be measured.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

Though the judge in the John Moore case said patients must be told if their tissues have commercial potential, there was no law enacted to enforce that ruling, so it remains only case law.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot