Technology,
Appellate Practice
May 18, 2026
Bad AI citations: Crimes and punishments
A California appellate court exposed lawyers and a judge for using AI fabricated cases, but the real scandal may be that the punishments still look too small to stop fake law from becoming normalized.
Myron Moskovitz
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Moskovitz Appellate Team
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UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hal
Myron Moskovitz is author of Strategies On Appeal (CEB, 2021; digital: ceb.com; print: https://store.ceb.com/strategies-on-appeal-2) and Winning An Appeal (5th ed., Carolina Academic Press). He is Director of Moskovitz Appellate Team, a group of former appellate judges and appellate research attorneys who handle and consult on appeals and writs. See MoskovitzAppellateTeam.com. The Daily Journal designated Moskovitz Appellate Team as one of California's top boutique law firms. Myron can be contacted at myronmoskovitz@gmail.com or (510) 384-0354. Prior "Moskovitz On Appeal" columns can be found at http://moskovitzappellateteam.com/blog.
My last column summarized the facts of a recent appellate opinion involving the misdeeds of three judicial players--two lawyers and a judge. Each of them used non-existent cases to support their arguments and rulings. All in the same case!
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