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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 8, 2026

Using AI to parse the logic of a legal opinion

From opinion to syllogism: How AI rapidly breaks down Supreme Court reasoning and exposes assumptions.

Marc D. Alexander

Attorney and Mediator
Alternative Resolution Centers (ARC)

Email: alexanderdisputeresolution@gmail.com

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Using AI to parse the logic of a legal opinion
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Artificial Intelligence programs such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini excel at summarizing an opinion, laying bare its logic and assumptions, and picking apart unsupported conclusions. Nowhere are those capabilities better displayed than when AI's capabilities are harnessed to dissect a complicated opinion.

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