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legal

[lee-guhl] / ˈli gəl /


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Three attorneys are facing discipline from the State Bar of California after allegations that they cited nonexistent legal decisions in submitted court documents that were written using artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

They are currently in custody pending further legal action, police said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Iqbal and Khan are both British nationals from Leyton, and the 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The fiduciary duty attached to that office is a legal obligation—exacting, demanding and deliberately insulated from the political enthusiasms of whoever happens to occupy the chair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The scowl plus the briefcase probably meant he’d been delivering legal papers—hadn’t Josie learned in school that certain documents had to be placed directly into someone’s hands to be official?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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