a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a destroyed building and says please disperse Alt: A man in a suit and tie stands in front of a burning and exploding building. People are panicked and running around in the background. The man waves both hands in the air in a calming manner and says, "Nothing to see here. Please disperse."

New published CA Court of Appeals opinion on fabricated cases. "spurious citations"

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Lexis case caption: Caruso v. Local Union No. 690 of Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters, Etc Copy CitationAsk Protégé™Law School Case Brief Supreme Court of Washington January 8, 1987, Filed ; January 8, 1987, Filed No. 51554-9

Lexis is adding "Etc" to long party names now in the formal caption?!?!
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This author suggested changing the Bluebook rule for films. (Use the director, not producer). Instead, the new version now has different rules for "commercial" and "noncommercial" films, which leads to this problem.
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Suspended lawyer accused of citing hallucinated case in bid to reinstate law license A suspended Iowa lawyer cited at least one hallucinated case likely generated by artificial intelligence in his bid to return to law practice, according to a motion filed by the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board.

Suspended lawyer accused of citing hallucinated case in bid to reinstate law license

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Yikes! The Bluebook's Generative AI Rule is Flawed Criticism of the Bluebook is not new. The Bluebook is an arguable form of hazing, with a long and storied history of making first-year students cry. Judge Posne

Yikes! The Bluebook's Generative AI Rule is Flawed

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The 22nd Bluebook is available.
Historic firsts:
🔹 Rule 22 for citing Tribal Nations law (our own Darla Jackson helped propose and draft)
🔹 Table 1.5: All 574 federally recognized Tribal Nations!
🔹 New guidance for AI-generated content (Rule 18.3)
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Bluebook vs. ALWD During law school and afterwards, the one citation guide I relied on was The Bluebook. Its rules, explanations, and organization defined how I cited legal resources. Any limitations or gaps in The …

Bluebook vs. ALWD

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CanLII is pleased to announce the publication of the Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide! The guide was developed by a team of volunteer editors led by UBC librarian James Bachmann. #openaccess #legalcitation #legalresource #legalreference #legalcommentary zurl.co/6zQW