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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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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.
UpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesRuling dateDec 19, 2025What the Epstein Files Act Reveals About Statutory Compliance Gaps
The Epstein Files Transparency Act required DOJ to release Epstein-related records within 30 days but lacked any enforcement mechanism. This article examines the legal remedies—or absence thereof—when an executive official fails to meet a statutory disclosure deadline.
UpdatedJurisdictionUS Supreme CourtToolDoNotPayRuling dateJun 29, 2026Humphrey's Executor Case Explained After the Slaughter Ruling
The Supreme Court's June 29, 2026 decision in Trump v. Slaughter overruled the 91-year-old Humphrey's Executor precedent that protected independent federal agencies. This article explains the original case, what the Court changed, and why FTC AI enforcement — which affects legal professionals using AI drafting and research tools — has become less predictable overnight.
UpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesRuling dateJun 1, 2019When Are Kroger and Target Liable for Contaminated Fruit?
When a fruit product sold at Kroger or Target is recalled for contamination, the retailer's legal exposure depends on whether it processed the fruit, the state's liability doctrine, and whether a warning could have prevented harm. This article maps the three exceptions to the default negligence rule that in-house counsel need to assess litigation risk.
UpdatedJurisdictionUnited StatesRuling dateJul 22, 2026Howard University's Platform Migration Mistakenly Unenrolled 502 Freshmen
Howard University's transition from BisonWeb to BisonHub delayed account updates for approximately 1,000 students, leading to the unenrollment of 502 freshmen on July 22, 2026. This entry documents how conflicting deadlines and system migration failures created legal exposure for the institution.
UpdatedJurisdictionFDARuling dateJun 11, 2024Fruit Pouch Recalls Create New Legal Exposure for Retailers
The 2023–2025 fruit pouch recalls exposed a gap in retail recall execution. This article examines the FDA Warning Letter to Dollar Tree as a regulatory blueprint showing that passive stop-sale measures may be legally insufficient under FD&C Act strict liability, and what retailers should do to reduce exposure.
UpdatedJurisdictionLouisiana (Orleans Parish)Ruling dateJul 22, 2026Why Charges Against AG Liz Murrill Were Dropped
This article explains the three procedural defects that led to the dismissal of all 16 felony counts against Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on July 22, 2026, and why the prosecution's collapse does not resolve the underlying statutory ambiguity.
UpdatedJurisdictionWashingtonRuling dateMar 29, 2024Corey Ruiz Shooting Investigation: The Body Camera Evidence Gap
The July 22 police shooting of Corey Ruiz in Madison, Wisconsin, exposes a critical evidence gap: Madison PD operates without body cameras, forcing reliance on bystander video. This entry documents the tools available for AI-assisted video analysis (JusticeText, Truleo), their unvalidated accuracy claims, and the evidentiary framework under State v. Puloka that would govern any AI enhancement of that footage.