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Friday, May 29, 2026

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

 AI, like the rebels on Yalon 4 and Atollon, is wreaking havoc on the empire and the legal practice in general, and the judiciary in particular. There have been several instances of judges actually reading the pleadings we file, and in a few of those, uncareful practitioners have submitted motions that have made-up case law. 

Here's a Rumpole practice tip: if you ask Claude to draft a motion to suppress a search and the motion contains a cite to a case holding  something like "The Fourth Amendment prohibits this type of unrestrained actions by law enforcement...:" you should be on alert that your AI is making things up. No judge or judicial panel would write such a thing in the age of DeSantis and/or the current Supreme Court. 

So the Florida Supreme Court has struck back. Your pleadings will soon be required to have this certification:  “the legal authorities identified exist and are accurately cited."

The court did this on its own- called sua sponte- or literally "after drinking a shot of caefcito and having a burst of energy"

The opinion is attached as part of our public service requirements. 

You will note the absence of a two-way street here. Judges need not certify their orders. Wonder why. 


Opinion_SC2026-0673 by Anonymous PbHV4H


** An earlier post was entitled Revenge of the Jedi, but it did not convey the gist of the post that the Florida Supreme Court is the empire and not the rebels. 

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