Flutterby™! : Sanctions for AI use in law

Fuck yeah. Some damned AI sanctions, coming down.

Whiting v. City of Athens, Tenn

We wholeheartedly agree. Irion and Egli breached the trust that we must have in the lawyers appearing before us. They have brought the profession into disrepute. Irion’s and Egli’s failure to comply with the basic rules of our profession has forced us and the City to unnecessarily expend time and resources on a case that should have been litigated and resolved straightforwardly but was not. More importantly, by breaching our trust, we can no longer rely on the representations in Irion’s and Egli’s briefs, harming both their clients (whose cases are now viewed with skepticism) and this court (who must now independently verify everything Irion and Egli write). Finally, Irion and Egli have sullied the reputation of our bar, which now must litigate under the cloud of their conduct.

Elsewhere it notes that:

We could have gone much further. Other courts have dismissed cases, disqualified lawyers, or revoked their pro hac vice status for similar conduct.

But hell, I'll take something more than a slap on a wrist for using AI slop in law. Via this Bluesky thread which has some additional commentary and pull quotes.