California Supreme Court
Jan. 16, 2026
California Supreme Court steps in on AI-hallucinated prosecutor brief
In the first case of its kind to reach the Supreme Court, justices directed the 3rd District Court of Appeal to reconsider sanctions over a brief containing fabricated citations in a criminal case.
As artificial intelligence hallucinations increasingly plague court pleadings, the state Supreme Court has agreed to get involved.
The justices on Wednesday ordered an appellate panel to consider sanctions against the Nevada County district attorney for having filed a brief in a habeas case containing fabricated authority allegedly generated by an AI program.
The unanimous Supreme Court told the 3rd District Court of Appeal panel to vacate its summary denial of a defense...
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