Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Scolds DOJ for Including Fake AI-Generated Case in Pleading
Source: MEDIAite
Jul 16th, 2026, 7:02 pm
Attorneys with the Department of Justice were scolded by a federal judge in an order Thursday for using what appeared to be a fake AI-generated case citation.
During President Donald Trump’s second term, the DOJ has experienced a high level of turmoil and controversy, as the agency has seen a mass exodus of thousands of attorneys, a shockingly high level of criminal prosecutions being tossed out of court, and an erosion of trust with the judiciary.
The federal government’s recent legal pleadings in an immigration case won’t help matters.
As reported by Politico senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney, the DOJ’s attorneys seem to have included “a fake AI-generated citation” in a motion they filed in response to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/lawcrime/trump-appointed-federal-judge-scolds-doj-for-including-fake-ai-generated-case-in-pleading/
Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.miwd.120609/gov.uscourts.miwd.120609.11.0.pdf
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The Justice Department appears to have included a fake AI-generated. citation in an ICE detainee's case.
Judge Jarbou, a Trump appointee in Michigan, called it out:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.miwd.120609/gov.uscourts.miwd.120609.11.0.pdf
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3:22 PM · Jul 16, 2026
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