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ChatGPT Just Told Me To Cite An Unpublished Case & Doubled Down
| ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;.., | 06/01/26 |
| TurboGrafx-67 | 06/01/26 |
| ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;.., | 06/01/26 |
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Date: June 1st, 2026 3:54 PM Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;.., 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 it gives me quotes from a case that turns out to be unpublished. (yeah i didnt tell it explicitly not to give me unpublished cases or to warn me, but why isnt this something it's trained on?)
and then decided to call chatgpt out and said: isnt this case unpublished.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 ____ courts generally prohibit citation of unpublished opinions (_____), so you cannot cite it as authority.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Date: June 1st, 2026 3:55 PM Author: TurboGrafx-67 I just opposed an MSJ where defendant cited to multiple unpublished cases.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...id#49910209) |
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Date: June 1st, 2026 3:56 PM Author: ...,,..;...,,..,..,...,,,;.., maybe maybe not, shitlawyers have been citing unpublished cases with incoherent WL/Lexis cites w halford numbers for 20 yrs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5870445&forum_id=2...id#49910213) |