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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.
COURT-CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-New YorkCourtKings County Surrogate's CourtToolUnspecified AIRuling dateJan 1, 2024Millennials' Shrinking Inheritance Meets AI Estate Planning
Millennials' inheritance expectations outpace the transfers that will actually arrive, yet 58% hold no estate-planning documents and 30% of U.S. adults now trust AI more than a human attorney. This analysis connects that gap to documented AI-drafting failure modes—invalid execution, missing testamentary intent, and hallucinations reaching probate courts—and identifies the verification steps that keep an AI-assisted plan from becoming litigation.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionWestern Australia, AustraliaCourtDistrict Court of Western AustraliaToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateJul 31, 2026What's Next in Yung Filly's Rape Case After the Verdict?
After the mixed Perth verdict, the Yung Filly matter splits into three tracks: retrial discretion on three hung rape counts, pending s.317 sentencing for two assault convictions, and an unresolved Spain allegation. This record separates those decision points and pinpoints the Aug 21, 2026 court return as the next milestone, without speculating on sentence.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesCourtNo court proceedingToolChatGPTRuling dateJul 29, 2026Hank Green's ChatGPT Research Is a Legal Red Flag
Hank Green's admission that he relied on ChatGPT for research triggered a backlash, a possible channel pause, and episodes pulled for fact-checking — the same unverified-AI pattern behind Rule 11 sanctions and ABA Formal Opinion 512 obligations in legal practice. 'Research only' is no risk defense: lawyers should subject AI-generated research notes to the same independent verification they already apply to filed citations.
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PENDING CRIMINAL CASE; NO FIRM TRIAL DATE VERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionFlorida, USACourtFlorida state courtToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateApr 27, 2026Courtney Clenney Murder Case Still Has No Firm Trial Date
Verified status of the Courtney Clenney murder case as of Aug 1, 2026: the trial date is not firm after two postponements, and the rumored 'third week of August' start is unconfirmed. Every claim links to a court order, filing, or hearing date; no AI tool is implicated.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS FederalCourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of FloridaToolNone identifiedPenaltypendingRuling dateJul 13, 2026Trump Lawyers Sanctioned in IRS Lawsuit for Bad Faith
Primary-sourced Risk Digest record for the S.D. Fla. ruling that found Trump v. IRS plaintiffs acted in bad faith: Judge Williams sanctioned lead counsel under Rule 11 and inherent authority, referred Alejandro Brito to the Florida Bar, barred Daniel Z. Epstein for a year, and notified the New York and D.C. bars as to Todd Blanche and Stanley Woodward. Includes docket links, the pending fee motion, and Eleventh Circuit appeal status flags.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-TexasCourtTexas Office of the Attorney GeneralToolGeneral AIRuling dateAug 1, 2026Paxton Isn't Running for AG. Here's the 2026 Debate Schedule
Ken Paxton isn't running for Texas attorney general in 2026 — he's the GOP U.S. Senate nominee — so the 'Paxton AG debate schedule' query actually covers two races. The verified two-track calendar separates the finished AG primary debates (no general-election debate announced in sources reviewed) from Paxton's Senate debate dates with James Talarico, each flagged confirmed or pending as of Aug 1, 2026.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS FederalCourtD.D.C.; Tenth Circuit; Ninth CircuitToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateNov 13, 2025Did the 2025 Government Shutdown Pause Federal Filing Deadlines?
A court-by-court breakdown of which federal filing deadlines were extended, stayed, or left standing during the 43-day 2025 government shutdown, plus a post-reopening verification checklist for counsel with active civil and appellate cases.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionNew York, USCourtNew York Supreme Court, New York CountyToolKalshiRuling dateJul 31, 2026New York sues Kalshi over $36 billion prediction market
On July 31, 2026, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a petition against KalshiEX, LLC, alleging its prediction-market platform operates as illegal gambling under state law. This record tracks the complaint-stage status, the state's legal theory, the $36 billion penalty estimate, and the unresolved federal-state conflict after the Second Circuit denied Kalshi's emergency appeal.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUnited States (federal and state)CourtMultiple U.S. courts (incl. Sixth Circuit)ToolClaude, ChatGPT, GeminiRuling dateJan 1, 2026The AI premium in Gen Z legal hiring outruns the training
Law firms pay a documented premium for Gen Z AI fluency while courts escalate sanctions for unverified AI filings and most firms still offer no responsible-use training. The pattern points one way: 'AI literacy' in legal hiring should mean citation-verification discipline and output auditing, not demonstrated comfort with chat interfaces.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-FederalCourtU.S. District CourtToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateJul 13, 2026Which Key Senators Decide Todd Blanche's DOJ Nomination?
Todd Blanche's Attorney General confirmation now rests on two Senate Judiciary holdouts. A member-by-member vote map explains the committee arithmetic that makes John Cornyn and Thom Tillis decisive, why the July markup stalled, and the conditions that could still move the nomination forward.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionU.S. federal (S.D. Tex.)CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of TexasToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateJessica Treviño's DACA Suit Tests Unauthorized Travel Rule
Case-status record on Treviño Villegas v. MULLIN, the S.D. Tex. mandamus petition challenging USCIS's termination of Jessica Treviño's DACA after her March 25, 2026 removal to Mexico was labeled 'unauthorized travel.' As of August 1, 2026, the petition is pending without a ruling; the record documents the disputed NOIT facts, the governing 8 CFR rules, and the relief sought, each tied to primary sources.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUnited States (Fifth Circuit)CourtU.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Brownsville DivisionToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateJul 29, 2026What Jessica Treviño's DACA lawsuit means for removal law
A verified, source-linked record of Treviño Villegas v. Mullin (S.D. Tex.) for practitioners assessing removal-enforcement risk: docket status, the unauthorized-travel termination theory, controlling precedent, and the mandamus and habeas claims, each flagged confirmed-or-reported with a last-verified date.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionInternationalCourtUnited Nations Security CouncilToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateMar 11, 2026What international law governs Iran's Hormuz tanker attacks?
Which legal regime governs Iran's 2026 Hormuz tanker attacks and the Strait's de facto closure? A source-linked briefing on UNCLOS passage, the law of naval warfare, UN Charter self-defense, and what UNSC Resolution 2817 determined.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS FederalCourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Brownsville DivisionToolNo AI tool namedRuling dateJul 29, 2026Jessica Treviño's DACA lawsuit tests the deportation shield
A sourced Risk Digest record of Treviño Villegas v. Mullin: the verified detention-to-removal timeline, the DACA termination notice, and the relief sought, with the disputed voluntary-departure question flagged rather than adjudicated.
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REPORTED / COMPLAINT-STAGE MONITORINGUpdatedJurisdictionUS - CaliforniaCourtSuperior Court of California, County of Los AngelesToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateJul 27, 2026No AI tool is implicated in the Ariana Grande hacker lawsuit
A verified risk check on the Ariana Grande hacker lawsuit: as of Aug 1, 2026, the L.A. Superior Court filing is a complaint-stage monitoring record, not a sanction—no court order exists and no AI tool has been implicated. The entry logs the alleged hacking campaign as reported and flags the details still requiring confirmation against the docket.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionMassachusetts, United StatesCourtPlymouth Superior CourtToolNo AI tool implicatedRuling dateJul 31, 2026What Judge Sullivan ruled in the Lindsay Clancy trial
A dated, source-linked record of Judge William F. Sullivan's pretrial and early-trial rulings in Commonwealth v. Clancy, with quoted language and a confirmed-versus-reported flag for each entry. Every ruling carries a source link so litigators, journalists, and risk staff can verify the docket independently as the trial continues.
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SETTLED - IMPLEMENTATION PHASEUpdatedJurisdictionBrazilCourtAdministrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE)ToolAppleRuling dateDec 23, 2025Brazil's Apple antitrust ruling puts Fortnite back on iPhone
CADE's December 2025 settlement requires Apple to open iOS distribution in Brazil for three years under a BRL 150 million breach cap, shifting the live risk from contested fines to fee-regulated implementation. This verified record maps the obligations, fee tiers, deadlines, and the confirmed status of Fortnite's return to iPhone on July 30, 2026.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-ArizonaCourtPima County Superior CourtToolNoneRuling dateJul 27, 2026Wrongful arrest lawsuit in Savannah Guthrie case? Not yet
What news reports call the 'wrongful arrest lawsuit' in the Savannah Guthrie case is a pre-suit notice of claim, not a filed case: three claimants demand a combined $3.25M from the Pima County Sheriff's Office over the February 2026 detention of Carlos Palazuelos and the search of the Maddox home in the Nancy Guthrie investigation. No lawsuit has been filed, the warrant application remains under seal, and Arizona's 60-day deemed-denial window under A.R.S. 12-821.01(E) is still running.
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REPORTED/ALLEGEDUpdatedJurisdictionC.D. Cal.CourtU.S. District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaToolNo AI toolRuling dateJul 29, 2026The Netflix Fortitude movie lawsuit is not an AI case
The $105 million Netflix lawsuit over the missing Nicolas Cage film 'Fortitude' is not an AI case and does not belong in an AI-risk briefing: no AI tool, fabricated citation, or sanction is implicated. This record classifies Op-Fortitude Ltd. v. Netflix (C.D. Cal.) as a contract and conversion dispute over a missing film drive, with all substantive facts flagged as alleged until a court order appears.
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CONFIRMED (WRITTEN ORDER PENDING)UpdatedJurisdictionGeorgia, United StatesCourtBarrow County Superior Court, Piedmont Judicial Circuit, Winder, GeorgiaToolNo AI tool implicatedPenaltyLife without paroleRuling dateJul 28, 2026Apalachee Shooter Colt Gray Sentenced to Life Without Parole
Colt Gray was sentenced July 28, 2026, by Barrow County Superior Court Chief Judge Nicholas Primm to life without parole on each of four malice murder counts, concurrent, after pleading guilty to all 55 counts in the Apalachee High School shooting. Confirmed via court proceedings and multiple named outlets; the written order is not yet on the public docket as of Aug. 1, 2026.
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