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The Volokh Conspiracy · September 18, 2026 · On the brief until October 2, 2026

"AI Slop" Decried by Florida Appellate Court: "Counsel's Lengthy and Unfocused Filings Contain Gibberish"

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Churning out convoluted, gibberish arguments lacking independent legal reasoning

A Florida appellate court criticized an attorney for submitting "AI slop," issuing an order to show cause for potential disciplinary sanctions due to filings filled with convoluted arguments, issue churning, and legal gibberish. The court noted that unlike cases involving hallucinated citations, the filings contained real cases but lacked an advocate's independent analytical reasoning, which undermines qualified representation and abuses the litigation process.

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This case highlights an essential teaching tension: ethical practice requires far more than merely verifying case citations, as lawyers must exercise independent analytical judgment rather than relying on AI to assemble legal arguments.

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