Jul. 8, 2026
Bench & Bar: July 8
Citation wars, a ghost lawyer and an AI confession -- all in this week's Bench & Bar.
Cite Out at the Big Nerd Corral
Benjamin G. Shatz stages The Bluebook and the California Style Manual as gunslingers fighting for supremacy under Rule 1.200, with practitioner survey data giving the Yellowbook a real edge.
Licensed in Illinois, untouchable in California: The extraordinary career of Sidney Korshak
William M. Paparian traces how an unlicensed Chicago lawyer ran labor deals and Hollywood contracts from a Beverly Hills corner table without ever facing indictment, and asks what that model would face today.
I lied
Arthur Gilbert confesses to letting ChatGPT soften his headline, then questions whether AI can ever capture the irony of good legal writing as California's courts move to regulate its use.
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