Description: The Nebraska Supreme Court said self-represented divorce litigant Jarrod Shannon's appellate brief contained fictitious citations and incorrect legal claims resulting from his admitted use of generative AI. It struck the brief and reviewed his challenge to a contempt order only for obvious errors before affirming the order.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Large language model developers developed an AI system deployed by Pro se litigants and Jarrod Shannon, which harmed Jarrod Shannon , Parties to legal proceedings , Nebraska Supreme Court , Judicial integrity , Epistemic integrity and Courts.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Large language models and AI-assisted legal drafting systems
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1727
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2026-10-02
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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Nebraska Supreme Court Advance Sheets
322 Nebraska Reports
SHANNON v. SHANNON
Cite as 322 Neb. 451
Shalah N. Shannon, appellee, v. Jarrod Shannon, appellant.
___ N.W.3d ___
Filed October 2, 2026. No. S-25-546.
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Appeal and Error. Plain erro…
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The parties in this case are former spouses who have been engaged in litigation over their divorce for several years. After the Sarpy County District Court entered a divorce decree in 2023, including a parenting plan,…
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