Errors

Republican Judge Challenges Trump Administration on Immigration, Signals Shift in Judicial Approach to Deportation Errors

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In a landmark decision that challenges the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday unanimously denied an appeal from President Donald Trump’s administration over the deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man originally from El Salvador. Abrego Garcia, who has no criminal record in the United States and denies any gang affiliations, was controversially deported last month under circumstances that lawyers termed an “administrative error.” Abrego Garcia, who moved to the U.S. illegally, had been living in Maryland with his wife and children. In 2019, he was … Read more

Federal Judge Rules No Sanctions for Lawyer’s AI-Generated Citation Errors in Whistleblower Case

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Roanoke, Va. – In a remarkable judicial decision exploring the intersection of modern technology and legal accountability, a Virginia district court declined to penalize a seasoned attorney who admitted to using artificial intelligence tools that led to errors in a legal brief. In a recent hearing, U.S. District Judge Thomas T. Cullen determined that the miscitation and misquotation in the document were the result of an honest mistake by Thad M. Guyer, a highly regarded whistleblower attorney. During the proceedings of the Iovino v. Michael Stapleton Associates case in the Western District of Virginia, Guyer … Read more

Alaska Judge Denies Voters the Right to Correct Absentee Ballot Errors, Sparking Debate Over Voting Rights and Election Integrity

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Anchorage, Alaska — An Alaska Superior Court judge has ruled that the state’s constitution does not require election officials to give voters a chance to correct absentee ballots with errors. The decision, delivered by Judge Yvonne Lamoureux in Anchorage on Friday, counters the efforts of various advocacy groups that argue such “ballot curing” procedures are essential to ensuring every vote counts. The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by the Arctic Village Council, the League of Women Voters of Alaska, and two individual voters. These plaintiffs took legal action following the June 2022 special primary … Read more