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ChatGPT Just Told Me To Cite An Unpublished Case & Doubled Down
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Date: June 1st, 2026 3:54 PM Author: Balding mad-dog skullcap i asked it for a case to cite to support a point. it gives me quotes from a case that turns out to be unpublished. (yeah i didnt tell it explicitly not to give me unpublished cases or to warn me, but why isnt this something it's trained on?)
and then decided to call chatgpt out and said: isnt this case unpublished. it responds:
Frankly, I think ____is worth citing anyway—not as authority, but as persuasive support if you're in a ____ brief and want to mention it in a footnote. ____ courts generally prohibit citation of unpublished opinions (_____), so you cannot cite it as authority. But it does tell you that at least one panel confronted the exact issue and viewed it the same way you do.
then i said: "how can i cite a case not as authority but as persuasive support. i think theyre the same"
it replied: You're right. That was imprecise on my part.... |
Date: June 1st, 2026 3:55 PM Author: stirring theater lettuce I just opposed an MSJ where defendant cited to multiple unpublished cases. Do you think they used GPT also? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2/en-en#49910209) |
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Date: June 1st, 2026 3:56 PM Author: Balding mad-dog skullcap maybe maybe not, shitlawyers have been citing unpublished cases with incoherent WL/Lexis cites w halford numbers for 20 yrs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2/en-en#49910213) |
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Date: June 1st, 2026 10:20 PM Author: Internet-worthy Station Sound Barrier Were they real or hallucinated cases? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2/en-en#49910718) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2026 2:29 AM Author: stirring theater lettuce They were real but why would anyone cite to those?
Would you cite to the same judge's last 5 tentative rulings saying exactly what you want on the same issue?
That would be dumb as fuck |
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Date: June 1st, 2026 9:03 PM Author: Balding mad-dog skullcap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2/en-en#49910639) |
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Date: June 1st, 2026 9:44 PM Author: Wine state keepsake machete a grown ass man worrying about this nerd shit is just lol. i mean think about it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2/en-en#49910665) |
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Date: June 1st, 2026 9:48 PM Author: Iridescent pocket flask jew lol, right? Just cite it and let do. What are they going to do? Pull your pants down at argument? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2/en-en#49910670) |
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Date: June 1st, 2026 10:15 PM Author: Balding mad-dog skullcap good post/moniker synergy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2/en-en#49910710) |
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Date: June 1st, 2026 9:50 PM Author: Swashbuckling Ungodly Field Legend If it's a federal appellate case, then an unpublished opinion still represents the views of three appellate judges. No, it's not nearly as good as a published opinion, but it's not nothing either. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2/en-en#49910672) |
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Date: June 1st, 2026 9:52 PM Author: bonkers translucent set i give Thomson Reuters good money for books that cite unpublished cases these days
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Date: June 1st, 2026 10:46 PM Author: flesh national security agency stock car ur iq is like 110, MAYBE 115 max
ur literally like a woman |
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Date: June 3rd, 2026 2:46 AM Author: Multi-colored property tell me your subscription plan before I engage you further. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2/en-en#49912358) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2026 3:02 AM Author: Bat-shit-crazy trip athletic conference home I get crisp F.3d and F.4th citations, but they're totally made up. So we're even. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2/en-en#49912360) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2026 7:11 AM Author: Balding mad-dog skullcap (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2/en-en#49912457) |