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AI in Legal Briefs Just Got Risky | Tucson News

AI-generated legal briefs just got a major warning from Arizona’s Court of Appeals: if you don’t verify the cases your AI cites, you’re on the hook — even if you didn’t mean to lie. In a landmark ruling, the court punished a self-represented litigant who used AI to draft an appeal packed with fake case citations, ordering him to pay the other side’s attorney fees. The court made it clear that AI doesn’t absolve you from responsibility — you’re still the one signing the document and must ensure every citation is real. While AI tools can help with grammar or summaries, especially for those…

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