Arizona court sanctions lawyer for AI-generated false citations
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Judge revokes attorney's pro hac status and imposes multiple sanctions after majority of legal citations were fabricated by AI.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35742052

An Arizona federal court issued extensive sanctions against attorney Maren Bam on August 14, 2025, after finding that her brief contained multiple artificial intelligence-generated citations to non-existent cases. The sanctions include revocation of pro hac vice status, striking the brief, and mandatory notification to state bar authorities.