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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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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-DCCourtU.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaToolNo AI toolRuling dateJul 22, 2026How Howard's Pre-Move-In Unenrollment Triggers Legal Risks
This article assesses the legal claims that could arise from Howard University's July 22 unenrollment of 502 first-year students days before move-in, grounded in breach-of-contract, consumer-protection, detrimental-reliance, and disparate-impact theories. It identifies four distinct risk vectors that counsel should monitor based on the contradictory payment deadlines and Howard's prior $2 million class-action settlement.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS FederalCourtU.S. Supreme CourtToolAI compliance toolsRuling dateJun 29, 2026Slaughter Ruling Lets FTC Treat State AI Compliance as Deception
The Supreme Court's Slaughter decision removed FTC commissioner removal protections, enabling the Republican-led commission to issue a July 1 policy statement that treats compliance with state AI audit laws as potentially deceptive under Section 5. This article examines the resulting compliance whipsaw for legal practitioners using AI tools in states like Colorado, and what the July 31 public comment deadline means for risk assessment.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-DCCourtU.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaToolBisonHubRuling dateJul 22, 2026Howard University Unenrolled 502 Students: Lawsuit Risk Analysis
As of July 24, 2026, no lawsuit has been filed over Howard University's mass unenrollment of 502 incoming freshmen, but the documented BisonHub platform failures and the university's own admissions of billing delays create a substantiated basis for potential breach-of-contract, negligent misrepresentation, and consumer protection claims. This article assesses the legal exposure for counsel tracking this emerging dispute.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionMaryland, United StatesCourtHoward County Circuit CourtToolNoneRuling dateJul 10, 2026How the Eric Adjepong Protective Order Case Maps Multi-Docket Risk
This analysis of the Eric Adjepong protective order litigation shows how protective orders can produce conflicting outcomes across civil, criminal, and child-protective systems on identical allegations, and identifies procedural risk signals for attorneys managing high-conflict custody cases with overlapping court dockets.
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REPORTED — UNVERIFIEDUpdatedJurisdictionUS-FederalCourtU.S. District CourtToolNoneRuling dateJul 24, 2026How the Amy's Kitchen soup recall tests class action standing
Assesses whether Amy's Kitchen's June 2026 voluntary recall of 184,200 cans of Organic Lentil Soup will lead to certifiable consumer class actions, and evaluates the strength of an Article III standing defense given the FDA Class II classification and the company's documented recall history. No class action has been publicly filed as of July 24, 2026.
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CONFIRMEDUpdatedJurisdictionMarylandCourtAppellate Court of MarylandToolLexis+ AIRuling dateOct 1, 2025M&T Bank Stadium Urination Shows AI Hallucination Risk for MD Law
The July 2026 M&T Bank Stadium public indecency incident serves as a concrete test case for AI legal research hallucination risk when a Maryland attorney queries Code §11-107 and the 2024 HB5 enhanced penalty. This article explains why this query type triggers a documented spike in fabricated citations and why the Mezu v. Mezu precedent would refer any resulting errors to the Attorney Grievance Commission.
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CASE-STATUS-REPORTEDUpdatedJurisdictionjurisdiction-us-federalCourtRussian Judicial SystemToolPravosudiyeRuling dateOct 1, 2024What the Ukraine Court Hack Means for Cross-Border Litigation
The October 2024 pro-Ukraine hack on Russia's Pravosudiye court system destroyed approximately 89 million electronic case files—one-third of the consolidated national archive—and permanently erased backups stored in a single data center. This article explains why the loss creates a structural evidentiary risk for any cross-border litigation that relies on Russian court records, and what verification steps practitioners should take given surviving local court websites.
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UpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesRuling dateJul 24, 2026Legal Recourse for USCIS Glitch False Green Card Approvals
If USCIS issued a false green card approval due to a system glitch, you have six legal remedies ranked by urgency and fit — from a simple I-90 card replacement to a federal mandamus lawsuit. This guide explains the critical 30-day NOIR deadline and what your sworn answer must include to avoid automatic default.
UpdatedJurisdictionNorthern District of OhioRuling dateJul 24, 2026Taylor Farms Cyclospora outbreak spawns five lawsuits in a week
All publicly documented lawsuits filed against Taylor Farms and Taco Bell over the July 2026 Cyclospora outbreak, including the legal theories each uses and the procedural posture across four venues. The FDA's retracted false-positive test has no effect on the civil cases, which rely on a preponderance-of-evidence standard.
UpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesRuling dateFeb 1, 2026EnHomee Dresser Tip-Over Liability After IKEA's $46M Settlement
The EnHomee dresser recalls reveal how STURDY Act violations create liability exposure even without reported injuries, a departure from the IKEA Malm cases. This analysis examines the legal implications for importers and attorneys considering class-action and negligence claims.
UpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesRuling dateJul 24, 2026Brianna Turner and the Legal Risk of Post-Termination Silence
The Brianna Turner allegation illustrates how employers can face independent liability under Title VII and state anti-retaliation laws even after terminating a harasser, if they encourage employees not to discuss the incident. This article distinguishes between formal NDAs and informal pressure, and maps the legal duties triggered by a sexual harassment report.
UpdatedJurisdictionArizonaRuling dateJul 23, 2026Nancy Guthrie Evidence Delay Exposes Chain-of-Custody Risks
The Nancy Guthrie murder investigation reveals multiple chain-of-custody failures stemming from a four-day delay before FBI involvement, including lost video evidence and DNA sent to a private lab. This article maps those failures to FRE admissibility risks and identifies verification steps legal professionals should demand in multi-agency investigations.
UpdatedJurisdictionUnited States-Indonesia bilateralRuling dateJul 22, 2026How Kash Patel's Repatriation Exposes Antiquities Enforcement Gaps
When FBI Director Kash Patel returned smuggled Papuan artifacts to Indonesia in July 2026, the handover relied on US laws that classify foreign state-owned cultural property as stolen even without a conventional theft. This article examines the legal framework that enabled the repatriation and the enforcement gap between civil forfeiture and criminal prosecution that defines the current risk landscape for collectors and institutions.
UpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesRuling dateJul 14, 2026Southwest Flight Attendant Lorenzo Thompson ICE Case Record
A sourced factual record of the July 14, 2026 ICE detention of Southwest Airlines flight attendant Lorenzo Thompson, including legal basis (INA § 237(a)(1)(B) overstay), custody status, and employer and union response, with all claims attributed and timestamped.
UpdatedJurisdictionU.S. Federal CourtRuling dateJun 1, 2026How AI CapEx Is Creating a New Securities Litigation Wave
S&P 500 companies investing billions in AI infrastructure now face a surge of securities class actions grounded in Rule 10b-5 disclosure claims. This analysis explains how the legal theories differ from earlier AI-washing cases and what in-house counsel and risk officers should monitor.
UpdatedJurisdictionDistrict of MinnesotaRuling dateJul 23, 2026Two consecutive life terms for Minnesota lawmaker assassination
The federal sentencing of Vance Boelter in the Minnesota lawmaker assassination case resulted in two consecutive life sentences without parole plus 40 years, the maximum non-capital penalty under federal law. A separate state prosecution on first-degree murder charges remains pending with a scheduled first appearance on August 3, 2026.
UpdatedJurisdictionD.C. CircuitRuling dateJul 21, 2026Peter Navarro's appeal denied: the privilege trap for attorneys
The D.C. Circuit's July 2026 opinion affirms Peter Navarro's contempt conviction and clarifies that only the President, not a witness, can invoke executive privilege. This ruling creates a binding procedural trap for attorneys advising clients on congressional subpoenas.
UpdatedJurisdictionOhioRuling dateJan 1, 2024Can a Dealership Sue You for a Negative Review?
Worried a car dealership might sue you over a bad online review? This article explains why honest, opinion-based reviews are strongly protected under the First Amendment, the Consumer Review Fairness Act, and recent FTC and anti-SLAPP laws — and the narrow circumstances where a defamation claim could succeed.
UpdatedJurisdictionU.S. FederalRuling dateMar 1, 2025Why CFO Stock Sales Before FDA Meetings Risk Insider Trading
This article examines the legal framework governing insider trading when a CFO sells company stock ahead of an FDA regulatory event, synthesizing SEC enforcement actions, materiality standards, and the SEC-FDA data-sharing partnership to help counsel assess risk.
UpdatedJurisdictionSDNYRuling dateJul 23, 2026DOJ Withdraws NYT Subpoenas After Judge Cites Legal Errors
A July 23, 2026 SDNY hearing produced a judicial finding that the DOJ violated its own news media guidelines by issuing subpoenas to NYT journalists as a first resort rather than a last resort. This entry documents the specific legal errors—including subpoenas for family members' records and a prosecutor's admission of misleading a judge—for legal professionals tracking federal investigative procedure risks.