{"id":188692,"date":"2026-02-18T23:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T04:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/nebraska-supreme-court-questions-attorney-about-ai-use-in-court-brief\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T00:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T05:05:26","slug":"nebraska-supreme-court-questions-attorney-about-ai-use-in-court-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/nebraska-supreme-court-questions-attorney-about-ai-use-in-court-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska Supreme Court questions attorney about AI use in court brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/2026\/02\/19\/nebraska-supreme-court-questions-attorney-about-ai-use-court-brief\/\">Nebraska Supreme Court questions attorney about AI use in court brief<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/2026\/02\/19\/nebraska-supreme-court-questions-attorney-about-ai-use-court-brief\/\">https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/2026\/02\/19\/nebraska-supreme-court-questions-attorney-about-ai-use-court-brief\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-18 23:33:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wowt.com\">www.wowt.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Nebraska Supreme Court Inquiry on AI Use<\/strong>: The Nebraska Supreme Court questioned Omaha attorney Greg Lake about the use of artificial intelligence in his work during a divorce and custody case appeal.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Extensive Errors in Legal Brief<\/strong>: Lake&#8217;s brief contained significant errors including misquotes from cases, fictitious cases, and misquotes from statutes, but he denied using AI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Client Concerns and Lost Opportunity<\/strong>: Client Jason Regan felt sidelined as the AI discussion overshadowed the real issue at hand, leading to concerns over whether his case would be adequately considered.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Emerging AI Ethics Issues in Law<\/strong>: Professor George McHendry from Creighton University highlighted that fabricated cases using technology could lead to future disciplinary actions against lawyers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Case Outcome and Broader Implications<\/strong>: The court took the case under advisement, considering potential sanctions for Lake, echoing recent disciplinary actions against other Nebraska attorneys for misuse of AI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI Hallucination Cases<\/strong>: An online database tracks AI-related legal cases, showing a rise in sanctions, mostly against lawyers and pro-se defendants who wrongly use AI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Emphasis on AI Verification Responsibility<\/strong>: The attorney general highlighted that attorneys must verify AI-generated information and that Nebraska rules already address this 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