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The flagship, near-daily updated database of documented AI hallucination and sanction incidents in legal proceedings worldwide. Each entry is a structured record, not a news article: jurisdiction, court, judge (if named), the AI tool implicated, penalty amount, ruling date, a confirmed-vs-reported status flag, and a link to the primary court order. Serves the 'check risk' and 'track regulation' tasks: a lawyer, risk manager, or journalist scanning for new sanctions, a specific jurisdiction, or a specific tool. Excludes narrative commentary, procedural how-to guidance (belongs in Workflows), and rule text summaries (belongs in Regulation). This group is the site's differentiation engine: freshness and per-record sourcing are the moat, so every record must carry a last-verified timestamp distinct from the ruling date.
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A court order or docket entry has been independently verified.
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Still pending independent verification against a primary source.
REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUnited States (federal / New York)CourtNew York County Supreme CourtToolNoneRuling dateJul 30, 2026Are Howard Stern's severance terms legal?
The reported offer of about one week per year of service is not unlawful on its face, but the Howard Stern–SiriusXM dispute turns on release and NDA mechanics, OWBPA duties, and a pending New York severance bill. This risk-digest record separates confirmed facts from reported details and maps the legal questions employment counsel should check before advising on any similar group reduction.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionArizonaCourtNo court docketedToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateAug 2, 2026Nancy Guthrie wrongful arrest claims enter 60-day window
As of Aug 2, 2026, the Nancy Guthrie wrongful arrest matter is a $3.25M notice of claim, not a filed lawsuit, with claims directed at Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos and Detective Earl Gieron. This record details the three claimants' allegations, the sheriff's response, and the 60-day Arizona window that determines when a complaint may follow.
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PENDINGUpdatedJurisdictionUS federalCourtFCCToolNoneRuling dateApr 28, 2026Carr's ABC License Review Now Hinges on Procedure
Maps the FCC's early renewal of ABC's eight owned stations under 47 CFR § 73.3539(c) — the DA-26-416 and DA-26-541 docket trail, the petitions to deny, and the procedural fights that will decide where the proceeding goes next.
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NO PROTEST DOCKETEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS FederalCourtGAO / U.S. Court of Federal ClaimsToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateAug 2, 2026Can SpaceX's $1.6B Space Force launch award be protested?
The $1.6 billion SpaceX award for 18 Space Force launches clears the DoD's raised task-order protest threshold, so GAO and Court of Federal Claims challenges are jurisdictionally open. It also flags the compressed acquisition timeline and single-provider concentration as the likelier pressure points, with no protest docketed as of August 2, 2026.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionFlorida, United StatesCourtBroward and Miami-Dade County CourtsToolnoneRuling dateJul 23, 2026Lekaysha Lockhart arrest, charges, and case status update
A source-linked case record for the Lekaysha Lockhart arrest and prosecution: full Florida charge list, split Broward/Miami-Dade venue status, and confirmed-vs-reported flags — including the explicit finding that no AI tool is implicated in any reviewed source.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionMassachusetts, United StatesCourtPlymouth Superior CourtToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateApr 3, 2026Kevin Reddington's concession strategy in the Clancy trial
Reddington's strategy in Commonwealth v. Clancy is a written stipulation conceding Lindsay Clancy's involvement in her children's deaths to collapse the trial to the single live issue of her mental state. This record verifies what the defense filed, Judge Sullivan's bifurcation denials, the prosecution's refusal of the stipulation, and the McHoul burden-shift framework the gambit depends on — with the trial ongoing as of August 2026.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionCanada (British Columbia)CourtBritish Columbia Civil Resolution TribunalToolAir Canada AI chatbotRuling dateFeb 14, 2024Can you claim strike compensation from WestJet in Canada?
For passengers on strike-cancelled WestJet flights, the compensation answer is route-specific: on Canada-only itineraries, APPR s. 10(1)(j) treats the strike as outside the carrier's control, so no APPR cash compensation applies — yet refund, rebooking, and information duties still bind, and Montreal Convention and EU 261 claims arise on international and EU-departure routes. The record also covers the Moffatt v. Air Canada rule that an airline's AI chatbot compensation answers can be legally binding — a faster small-claims lever than the CTA backlog.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionWisconsin, USCourtMilwaukee County Circuit CourtToolTikTok (AI deepfake)Ruling dateSep 21, 2026Tony Romo OWI Arrest Is Real. The Viral AI Content Isn't.
Tony Romo's OWI arrest is real and sheriff-documented, but the viral 'dashcam' is a recycled sketch, the TikTok clips are AI deepfakes, and 'criminal defense lawyer' mislabels a Wisconsin civil violation. This confirmed-vs-reported record provides the verified baseline for the pending case.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-EDNYCourtU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkToolUnspecified AI toolRuling dateAug 7, 2025Carlos Palazuelos' Pima County notice of claim, explained
Notice-of-claim law is a documented AI-hallucination target, and in Arizona a defective notice can end the claim outright: A.R.S. § 12-821.01 imposes strict 180-day and 60-day windows. The fabricated SDNY case in Hall v. Academy Charter School USA shows the risk; the Palazuelos notice of claim against Pima County — filed July 27, 2026, inside the window, response period still open — shows the compliant path and why AI-assisted filings must verify every cited authority before relying on it.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionGuyanaCourtCaribbean Court of JusticeToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateJul 29, 2026CCJ dismisses Guyana opposition leader extradition appeal
The CCJ dismissed the Guyana opposition leader's extradition appeal on 29 July 2026 — the Authority to Proceed stands, the interim stay is lifted, and committal before Senior Magistrate Judy Latchman resumes. The record, verified against the court's media release, covers the bench's three-way reasoning and the open question of whether the US charges are extraditable offenses.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-ArizonaCourtNo court action filed (pre-suit notice of claim)ToolUnspecified AI/deepfake toolsRuling dateJul 27, 2026Carlos Palazuelos and the Nancy Guthrie case, explained
Headline coverage of the Nancy Guthrie matter can read like an AI-sanction case, but no court order or ruling exists. This risk-graded record separates what is confirmed — the July 2026 notice of claim against Pima County — from the AI-authorship hypothesis and deepfake proof-of-life concerns that remain reported, not established.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionGuyanaCourtNo court (PSA sole-expert process)ToolNo AI tool involvedRuling dateGuyana–ExxonMobil cost recovery dispute remains unresolved
A verified status record on the Guyana–ExxonMobil cost-recovery dispute: the US$214.4 million audit finding, the production-sharing agreement's sole-expert mechanism that governs resolution, and why the matter is still pending as of August 2026. No tribunal award or sole-expert determination exists, with ICC fallback appointment now the stated next step.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionCanadaCourtCanadian Transportation AgencyToolCTA AI drafting toolRuling dateJul 29, 2026Refund rights for WestJet strike cancellations in Canada
APPR treats a strike as outside WestJet's control: passengers are owed rebooking within 48 hours and, if that fails, a refund — but no Section 19 cash compensation. The CTA's enforcement record shows recovery is not automatic, and self-cancelling first forfeits the claim.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUnited States (S.D. Fla.)CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateJul 31, 2026The Capital One Trump Case Isn't a Money Laundering Lawsuit
Headlines describe a 'Capital One Trump Organization money laundering lawsuit,' but the docket runs the other way: Trump family entities are the plaintiffs, suing Capital One over account closures, and the bank's July 31, 2026 dismissal motion raises AML review as a defense, not a charge. The key question — who is suing whom and what the filing does and does not say — is answered directly from the record.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionArizona (US)CourtPima County Superior CourtToolAxon Draft OneRuling dateJul 27, 2026Palazuelos wrongful detention claim vs Pima County AI risk
The Pima County Sheriff's Department facing Carlos Palazuelos' $3.25M wrongful-detention claim is also publicly trialing AI report-drafting tools, but no public record ties those tools to his detention. This record keeps the verified case posture separate from the AI rollout, flags what is reported versus confirmed, and links both to documented false-arrest risk patterns.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionU.S. federalCourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateJul 31, 2026Did Capital One's 2021 AML review close Trump accounts?
Is the claim that Capital One closed Trump accounts in 2021 after an AML review real? Verified against the July 31, 2026 motion to dismiss (ECF 91) and the CourtListener docket, the closures and the bank's AML rationale are real — but the record supports a narrower reading than the headlines: a contested dismissal argument, not a finding of illegal money laundering, in a case that remains pending.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionCanadaCourtCanadian Transportation AgencyToolNoneRuling dateAug 2, 2026Pet travel fees and rebooking rights during WestJet strike
Pet passengers on WestJet face two layers of risk: the APPR labour-disruption gap means no cash compensation, while prepaid pet fees and pet-space transfers are not guaranteed by regulation. This Risk Digest record explains which protections apply, why waiting for a cancellation is safer than rebooking proactively, and the key authorities supporting that judgment.
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REPORTED (OPEN, PRE-CHARGE)UpdatedJurisdictionUnited States (SDNY criminal inquiry; parallel SEC inquiry)CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateAug 2, 2026What is verified in the Mark Walter federal investigation
Before advising a client or briefing a partner on the Mark Walter probe, check this verified snapshot: as of Aug 2, 2026, the matter is open and pre-charge, with an SDNY criminal investigation, a parallel SEC inquiry, and FBI warrant activity, and no enforcement action. Every fact carries a confirmed-vs-reported flag and its source, so uncharged allegations are never presented as findings.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-NYCourtNew York Court of AppealsToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateMar 22, 2018What's the verified update on the Sylvie Cachay murder case?
Find the current, sourced status of the Sylvie Cachay murder case: confirmed rulings separated from reported details, covering the affirmed conviction and sentence, the $12.5 million civil judgment, and where Nicholas Brooks is now.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS FederalCourtU.S. Court of Federal ClaimsToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateJul 2, 2026Why Arctic icebreaker no-bid contracts rest on FAR 6.302-7
The roughly $6.8 billion in no-bid Arctic Security Cutter awards were justified under FAR 6.302-7, CICA's rarely used public interest exception, which requires agency-head approval, clear-and-convincing individual findings, and 30-day advance Congressional notice. Because none of those elements is publicly verifiable from available records, the supportable verdict is latent legal risk, not proven illegality.
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