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New York Lawyers Sanctioned for Using Fake ChatGPT Cases in Legal Brief

NEW YORK—A U.S. judge on Thursday imposed sanctions on two New York lawyers who submitted a legal brief that included six fictitious case citations generated by an artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan ordered lawyers Steven Schwartz, Peter LoDuca, and their law firm Levidow, Levidow & Oberman to pay…


Attorney Parts Ways With Trump for 2nd Time, Citing ‘Irreconcilable Differences’

A lawyer representing Donald Trump has parted ways with the former president for the second time in a week, dropping out of a defamation lawsuit over “irreconcilable differences.” Attorney Jim Trusty, of the Washington-based Ifrah Law, PLLC, filed paperwork (pdf) on Friday to stop representing Trump in a defamation case Trump is pursuing against CNN….


China Hands Lengthy Jail Terms to 2 Human Rights Lawyers

BEIJING—A Chinese court sentenced two prominent human rights lawyers on Monday to jail terms of more than a decade each, a relative and rights groups told Reuters. Xu Zhiyong, 50, and Ding Jiaxi, 55, went on trial behind closed doors in June last year on charges of state subversion at a court in Linshu county…


J6 Committee, DOJ’s Targeting of Trump Attorneys Aimed at Destroying MAGA, Threatens Democracy: Lawyers

The House Jan. 6 Committee, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and other bodies around the country are targeting lawyers who defend those involved in the events surrounding Jan. 6, according to experts and attorneys, who describe such moves as an unprecedented attack on democracy. Conservative attorneys have faced ethics charges, been threatened with criminal charges,…


Scottish Lawyers Question Wisdom of Scrapping Historic ‘Not Proven’ Verdict

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to scrap the verdict of “not proven,” which is unique to Scotland and dates back to the 17th century. But the Law Society of Scotland said it was “deeply concerned” about the announcement and Thomas Ross, QC, a defence advocate in Glasgow, told The Epoch Times the evidence…


Lawyers Reveal Potential Defense in Alabama Jailer Escape

The prisoner who walked out of an Alabama jail in handcuffs with a corrections official, prompting a manhunt that came to a bloody end in Indiana, was in the woman’s “care and custody” the entire time, his attorneys said in revealing their potential legal defense to an escape charge. Lawyers for Casey White made the…


Russian Users Sue Apple After Payment Service Pulled: Lawyers

A Russian law firm on Friday said it had filed a lawsuit against U.S. tech giant Apple seeking 90 million rubles ($1.28 million) in damages for consumers affected by Apple withdrawing its payment service from Russia. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Law firm Chernyshov, Lukoyanov & Partners said Apple had…


Quebec Lawyers Ask for More Time to Get Details About 2012 Threats Against PQ Leader

Lawyers for the Quebec government asked a court on Monday for more time to unearth details about six threats allegedly made against former Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois on the day of the 2012 Quebec provincial election. A civil trial has heard that in the hours before the election night shooting that left one dead…


Jussie Smollett Starts 150-Day Jail Term in Protected Status

CHICAGO—Jussie Smollett began a 150-day jail sentence for staging a hate crime against himself in protective custody, separated from other detainees and watched by security cameras and an officer, jail authorities said Friday. Sheriff’s deputies immediately took Smollett to the Cook County Jail on Thursday night after Judge James Linn sentenced the actor to 30…


Russian Court to Consider Transferring Jailed Ex-Marine to US: Lawyers

MOSCOW—A Russian court plans to consider a request by a former U.S. Marine imprisoned in Russia to be transferred to the United States to serve his sentence there, his lawyers said on Wednesday. Russia convicted Paul Whelan—who holds U.S., British, Canadian, and Irish passports—of spying in June 2020 and sentenced him to 16 years in…