Judges used AI & didn't check its hallucinated cites.
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-releases-judges-responses-owning-up-to-ai-use-calls-for-continued-oversight-and-regulation
Grassley Releases Judges’ Responses Owning Up to AI Use, Calls for Continued Oversight and Regulation
The[ir] orders misquoted state law, referenced individuals who didn’t appear in the case and attributed fake quotes to defendants
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-judges-acknowledge-court-ruling-errors-tied-staffers-ai-use-after-grassley-inquiry
Judges blame their own staff.
U.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals in New Jersey and U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate in Mississippi
...said the staff members used ChatGPT and Perplexity without authorization
But that ☝ only proves, judges didn't check results. Not even from intern.
Blame the intern!
...a law school intern used OpenAI's ChatGPT...
"My chamber's policy prohibits the use of GenAI in the legal research for, or drafting of, opinions or orders," Neals wrote. "In the past, my policy was communicated verbally
HAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahahahahaha 🤡
More likely: He never gaf, never had policy. Until he was caught.