Phantom Judiciary

The Pincite Belonged to Avis Rent A Car

A federal judge in Mississippi blocked a state law with an order his law clerk had drafted using AI, and an appeals court has now taken the case away.

Four Hundred and Twenty-Five Crore

India’s Supreme Court set aside a customs penalty of ₹425,27,99,100 after finding that the officer who imposed it had relied on judgments that do not exist.

The Apology Required a Further Apology

The Crown Prosecution Service cited two authorities that do not exist. Its letter of apology then gave the court an incorrect account of how the error was found.

Oral Argument Lasts Thirty-Seven Seconds

A Nebraska brief carried fifty-seven defective citations out of sixty-three. The Chief Justice stopped oral argument before the attorney had finished his opening.

He Had Never Heard of the Book

Deloitte charged the Australian government A$440,000 for a review of its welfare penalty system. It cited a book that a real professor had never written.