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Tracked Changes, Thursday, July 30, 2026

What changed in legal AI · · 2 min read

  1. Federal judge in Washington fines a lawyer $3,000 for dozens of AI-generated fake citations

    A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington sanctioned a plaintiff's attorney $3,000, Law360 reported on July 24. The judge found that she filed multiple documents containing dozens of fake citations and quotations generated by AI platforms, and that she did not correct them. The judge called the conduct "tantamount to bad faith."

    Source: Law360 · Read more: How to avoid AI-hallucinated citations in court filings

  2. Fulton County judge requires AI disclosure and a citation certification under penalty of perjury

    Judge David H. Emadi of the Fulton County Superior Court entered a standing order on July 29 covering briefs, proposed orders and other filings in his division. Any lawyer or self-represented litigant who uses AI to prepare, draft or review a filing must name the tool and certify under penalty of perjury that every citation was verified. Mistake, lack of technical expertise or time constraints will not be accepted as excuses.

    Source: Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia · Read more: How to avoid AI-hallucinated citations in court filings

  3. Legora agrees to buy Wexler, a litigation fact-finding startup, in its fifth deal of 2026

    Legora announced on July 29 that it is acquiring Wexler, a London fact intelligence platform that the company says extracts, verifies and reasons over the factual record in large document sets. Wexler has 18 people, its engineers will found Legora's London engineering hub, and its product will become part of Legora's platform. Legora says more than 100,000 lawyers use its platform. Terms were not disclosed.

    Source: Legora

  4. Descrybe releases open-source tools so firms can build research workflows on its legal data

    Descrybe announced the Descrybe Open Connector on July 27. It lets firms build their own AI research tools on the Descrybe Legal Engine, which the company says offers U.S. primary law, citation and treatment data, and source verification. A Python SDK and starter workflows for research roadmaps, finding authority and auditing citations are on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 license. Each user of a connected application needs a Descrybe license.

    Source: Descrybe, press release on LawSites · Read more: How to avoid AI-hallucinated citations in court filings

  5. Casetext alumni say their AI-native law firm, General Legal, has about 400 clients

    In a LawNext interview published July 27, Ryan Walker, Casetext's former chief technology officer, described General Legal, an AI-native law firm he cofounded with two former Casetext colleagues. Walker, who is not a lawyer, is its CEO. The firm has some 400 clients, recently launched a venture financing practice, and uses a management services organization structure to run a technology company alongside a law firm.

    Source: LawSites · Read more: How to bill for AI-assisted legal work: hourly time, flat fees, tool costs and disclosure