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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 — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionIdaho, United StatesCourtTwin Falls County court (Idaho)ToolFlock SafetyRuling dateJul 17, 2026What's Confirmed in the Twin Falls Shooting Suspect Arrest
A verified status record for the Twin Falls drive-by shooting arrest (TFPD Case 26003708): who police arrested, the charges reported under Idaho Code, and which details still need docket confirmation. Every fact is source-linked and flagged confirmed versus reported, so counsel and journalists can check the record before relying on it.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionFranceCourtNo court proceedingToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateAug 2, 2026What's legally at stake after the Clooney vineyard fire
Forest fires fall outside France's CatNat regime, so any damage to the Clooneys' estate from the July 29 Brignoles wildfire would run through ordinary fire cover under a five-working-day declaration deadline, extended for Var policyholders to August 31, 2026. As of August 2, 2026, no authority has confirmed damage to Domaine du Canadel; this record separates verified facts from what remains unconfirmed.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS Federal (11th Circuit)CourtU.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh CircuitToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateJul 13, 2026What Trump Appealed in the $10B IRS Lawsuit
Trump's July 31 appeal in the $10B IRS suit targets the July 13 sanctions order, not the merits of the dismissed claim. This verified record explains why the expedited stay motion — with responses due August 14 — is the immediate objective, and what the 11th Circuit is actually being asked to review.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUnited States - IdahoCourtIdaho Fifth Judicial District Court, Twin Falls CountyToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateAug 1, 2026No Charges or Suspect Named in Twin Falls In-N-Out Shooting
As of Aug. 2, 2026, no public record confirms a suspect identity, arrest, or charges in the Twin Falls In-N-Out shooting; verified facts stop at the police response and multi-agency search. The tracker flags unconfirmed claims and lists the official sources to check first, with case-file updates unlikely before Monday, Aug. 3.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionFranceCourtNo court ruling identifiedToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateFeb 3, 2026Who pays under French law when wildfires hit wine harvests?
Wildfire is not a recognized calamité agricole in France, so wine-harvest losses from the 2025 Aude and 2026 Gironde fires fall outside the FNGRA solidarity regime and are mostly uninsured. This brief maps the channels that do exist — private multirisk policies, lab-verified smoke-taint and retardant-contamination claims, and ad hoc state and tax relief — and the evidentiary burden each places on the grower.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS FederalCourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaToolnoneRuling dateJul 13, 2026Why Trump appealed the $10B IRS bad-faith ruling
Trump and his lawyers filed a notice of appeal in the $10B IRS case on July 31, but the filing's meaning is procedural, not merits-based: it aims to restore the May settlement's usability, clear the professional sanctions, and keep the anti-weaponization fund fight alive. This breakdown explains what each track can realistically accomplish and what remains genuinely open before the Eleventh Circuit.
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REPORTED; NO COURT RECORD IDENTIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionNo jurisdiction identifiedCourtNo court identifiedToolUnspecified AI toolRuling dateDid AI cause the Coldcard hack? No charges filed yet
As of Aug 2, 2026, the Coldcard entropy-bug sweep has no court findings, charges, or filed complaint, and Coinkite's AI-involvement claim is disputed and unverified. The record separates confirmed sweep and root-cause facts from reported-only investigation claims so counsel can brief the incident accurately.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS FederalCourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateJul 13, 2026Trump IRS tax-leak suit appeal challenges bad-faith ruling
Verified status record: in Trump v. IRS (S.D. Fla. No. 1:26-cv-20609), Judge Williams' July 13 order voided the $1.776B settlement and imposed sanctions for bad faith, and the plaintiffs' July 31 appeal to the Eleventh Circuit leaves that order in effect pending briefing. Any official citation of the settlement before appellate relief is granted is now a documented sanction risk.
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CONFIRMED CONVICTION; REPORTED PRB DENIALUpdatedJurisdictionIllinois, United StatesCourtSeventh Judicial Circuit, IllinoisToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateJul 31, 2026Sean Grayson denied medical release in Sonya Massey case
A date-stamped status record of the Sean Grayson–Sonya Massey case as of August 2, 2026: second-degree murder conviction, the maximum 20-year sentence, and the Prisoner Review Board's 3-0 denial of Grayson's medical-release application on July 31, 2026, with confirmed-vs-reported flags applied. The direct-appeal posture is marked unverified, and 'first-degree murder' no longer describes the conviction.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-NC (4th Cir.)CourtU.S. District Court (North Carolina)ToolFacebookRuling dateJul 23, 2026National Guard Settlement Sets the Facebook Moderation Rule
An agency Facebook page opened to public comment is a government public forum: viewpoint-based blocking or deletion is near-certain First Amendment exposure under §1983, while viewpoint-neutral removal of threats, obscenity, or harassment remains lawful. The North Carolina National Guard settlement's adopted moderation sentence gives agency counsel court-accepted policy language to adopt before the next blocking decision.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionFlorida, USACourtOrange County Court, FloridaToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateJul 31, 2026Sha'Carri Richardson Pleads No Contest in Speeding Case
Confirmed-vs-reported record of Sha'Carri Richardson's July 31, 2026 no-contest plea in her Orange County, Florida speeding case: $500 fine, 100 hours of community service, an eight-hour aggressive-driving course, and adjudication of guilt. Readers get a verified case outcome with conflicting outlet claims separated by source.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS, UtahCourtUtah state courtToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateJul 29, 2026Kouri Richins' New Trial Not Denied — Disqualification Was
The July 29, 2026 order denied Kouri Richins' motion to disqualify Judge Richard Mrazik, not her request for a new trial, which remains pending with the prosecution's response due September 4, 2026. This record separates the confirmed disqualification denial from the still-undecided retrial motion and flags the grounds as reported.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesCourtAmerican Bar AssociationToolChatGPTRuling dateJul 29, 2024Hank Green's ChatGPT Apology Signals a Legal Research Risk
Hank Green's July 2026 ChatGPT research apology frames the AI task where hallucination is best documented and hardest to catch: the NeurIPS 2025 audit found peer reviewers missed over 100 fabricated citations, and sycophancy plus 'vibe citing' make fake sources look correct. For lawyers and legal-tech buyers, 'research assistance' is a risk signal, not a convenience feature — the defensible workflow is primary-source verification of every AI-surfaced source, the chargeable duty ABA Formal Opinion 512 contemplates.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionOhio, USACourtOhio Eighth District Court of AppealsToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateMar 12, 2026Mackenzie Shirilla's Appeal Barred by One-Day-Late Filing
Mackenzie Shirilla's postconviction appeal was barred before any Ohio court reached her claims: the petition landed on day 366 of the 365-day statutory window, and Ohio courts treat that deadline as jurisdictional. This verified record documents the ruling sequence, the leap-year day-count behind the one-day bar, and the pending reconsideration motion filed July 7, 2026.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-IdahoCourtAda County District CourtToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateJul 27, 2026Kohberger's 'new trial' is a petition, not a ruling
No new trial has been granted in the Kohberger case: the July 27, 2026 post-conviction petition is pending, the guilty plea stands, and the four claims remain allegations, not findings. Their credibility depends on the sworn plea answers and Idaho's manifest-injustice standard — not the headlines.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionMassachusetts (Essex County)CourtEssex Superior Court, SalemToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateJul 30, 2026Trainor estate's $20M Tribu suit: what the filing alleges
A filed-but-unanswered $20 million wrongful death suit in Essex Superior Court accuses Saugus restaurant Tribu of overserving the driver who killed Trooper Kevin Trainor. This record details the estate's four negligence claims, the named defendants, and where the civil case stands against the DA's declined charges and the pending ABCC licensing action.
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CONFIRMED, APPEAL PENDINGUpdatedJurisdictionUS-GACourtBarrow County Superior CourtToolNo AI tool implicatedPenalty15 years imprisonmentRuling dateJul 30, 2026What Colin Gray's Murder Sentence Signals for Parents
Colin Gray's 15-year sentence makes him the first parent of a U.S. school shooter convicted of murder, resetting the risk baseline for parents and gun owners whose conduct can be tied to a shooter's weapon access. This risk analysis maps the Georgia charging theory, the Crumbley-to-Gray escalation, and the pending appeal that keeps the precedent non-final.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS federal (Eastern District of North Carolina)CourtU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North CarolinaToolNone namedRuling dateJul 23, 2026What the Timothy Stanhope National Guard Settlement Says
A verified record of the July 2026 Stanhope v. Hunt settlement: the North Carolina National Guard restored Timothy Stanhope's Facebook access, unhid prior comments, and replaced its "sole discretion" deletion clause with viewpoint-neutral language, with no monetary relief. Terms confirmed from the docket and Settlement Agreement are separated from press-reported claims, including the unresolved question of whether the Guard admitted liability.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionMassachusetts, USACourtPalmer District CourtToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateJul 23, 2026Is the Massachusetts trooper excavator theft case real?
Source-anchored confirmation that the Massachusetts trooper excavator theft case is real and pending — Palmer District Court arraignment, POST certification suspension (Case No. 2026-045), next hearing Aug. 6 — with no documented AI element, verified against the docket and the suspension order.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionPennsylvania, United StatesCourtClearfield County Magisterial District CourtToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateJul 29, 2026Verifying the retired Pa. trooper 'bond' double fatal case
The phrase 'retired Pennsylvania state trooper bond double fatal crash case' resolves to one real docket: Commonwealth v. Thomas Edward Reed in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. This record verifies the caption, charges, $1,000,000 bail timeline, victims, and hearing status via the Pennsylvania UJS portal, and flags what is court-confirmed versus reported — including why 'bond' is bail, not a surname.
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