AI MISUSE BY LAWYERS LIKELY TO FACE BLOWBACK FROM COURTS: A recent accusation that the City of Annapolis might have allowed unchecked use of artificial intelligence in a legal filing — including fabricated citations and quotes — has raised questions of who sets standards for lawyers’ AI use and who holds them accountable. The city on Thursday withdrew the filing after plaintiffs’ attorneys made the allegation last week in two housing discrimination cases. The incident is at least the third time this year that a Maryland attorney has been accused of using AI-fabricated material in legal briefs. Katharine Wilson/The Baltimore Sun.
PUBLIC DEFENDER FORMS NEW PARTNERSHIP TO TRANSFORM CRIMINAL JUSTICE: The Maryland Public Defender’s Office is forming a new partnership to transform the state’s criminal justice system by implementing recommendations of another collaborative that was dissolved less than a month ago. The Maryland Justice Partnership is schedule to launch on Jan. 12, just two days before the start of the 2026 General Assembly, to follow up on the work of the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative. William Ford/Maryland Matters.
BA CO COUNCIL OKs 50-YEAR TAX CREDIT FOR TRADEPOINT PORT PROJECT: The Baltimore County Council unanimously approved a 50-year tax credit Monday night for a massive port project at Sparrows Point. Tradepoint Atlantic, owned by private investors, has been planning a massive, one-of-a-kind shipping terminal in a joint venture between Tradepoint and TiL, or Terminal Investment Limited. MSC, the world’s largest shipping company, is the majority owner of TiL. TiL’s other partners are the asset manager BlackRock and the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore. Giacomo Bologna and Hayes Gardner/The Baltimore Banner.
MARYLAND AMONG STATES SUING UBER OVER SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE: Maryland is among nearly two dozen state, federal and local agencies suing Uber for “deceptive enrollment, billing and cancellation practices” through its Uber One subscription service. Darreonna Davis/The Baltimore Banner.
STATE SEN. WATSON RESIGNS FROM PG SCHOOL JOB AMID ETHICS CONCERNS: Sen. Ron Watson (D-Prince George’s) said Monday that he has resigned from a job with the Prince George’s County school system, amid ethical concerns. Under state ethics law, members of the General Assembly are generally not permitted to receive income from secondary jobs in state or local government because of the potential for conflicts of interest. Christine Condon and William J. Ford/Maryland Matters.
FORMER CORRECTIONS OFFICER FOUND GUILTY IN ABUSE COVER-UP: A former lieutenant at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover has been found guilty for his participation in a cover-up after one of his junior officers physically abused a prisoner. Ben Conarck/The Baltimore Banner.
COMMENTARY: BA CO HAS NO PROVISIONS FOR AN ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL: With the imminent departure of Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan, the law governing appointment of the county’s IG once again has come into play. And once again, there appears to be some unnecessary confusion about the provisions of that law. David Plymyer/Baltimore Brew.
Who holds the lawyers responsible for their AI Use? Well i hope it would be the Bar or the courts themselves reprimanding them for their fake ass filings. Like come on now. We are seeing more and more that AI doesn’t work properly. You have to keep asking it questions to get the right answer. I have even had these things apologize to me after I confronted them with the bad information. It’s crazy to think that even AI doesn’t understand Law. That’s how complicated this shit is. But yet we are all expected to obey and there is no excuse for ignorance of the law, well how about we simplify this shit. Not even sure that’s possible. But whoever makes an AI that specifically focuses on Law and does not cause errors like this is going to be a rich rich person. In theory we could all be our own lawyer and file our own paperwork. But it seems these Lawyers still need to Double Check their work. AI is just a Tool it is not something you can rely on to do anything with out Double Checking its work.