hallucination
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‘Lawyers haven’t gotten the message’: Colorado justices hear debate about proposed AI rule
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The Colorado Supreme Court heard comments from members of the legal profession last week about a proposed rule change intended to remind attorneys that misuse of new artificial intelligence tools can violate longstanding professional obligations. Court of Appeals Judge Lino S. Lipinsky de Orlov, who chairs the Rules of Professional Conduct Standing Committee, told the…
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Federal judge recommends sanctions on plaintiffs for faulty case citations
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A federal judge recommended that a pair of self-represented plaintiffs be subject to a range of sanctions for including flawed and non-existent case citations in their filings, potentially by using artificial intelligence. “A federal court is not a workshop for fictional writing. It is a forum that exists to uphold the law, administer justice, and…
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Denver judge wrongly barred witness testimony, appeals court rules in reversing 64-year sentence
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A Denver judge incorrectly blocked a key witness from testifying at a man’s trial, prompting Colorado’s second-highest court to overturn the defendant’s convictions and 64-year prison sentence last week. Jurors convicted Amos Rogers in 2020 of assaulting a police officer, drug possession and carrying a prohibited large-capacity gun magazine, among other offenses. Rogers did not…
