💬 Opinion Apr 9, 2026 · Eugene Volokh

"The First Tell Was the File Name of the Principal Brief: 'Cocounsel Skill Results'"

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From Friday's Sixth Circuit decision in U.S. v. Farris, by Judges Eric Clay, Julia Gibbons, and Whitney Hermandorfer:
Howe [a court-appointed criminal defense lawyer appealing a drug trafficking sentence] filed two briefs—a principal brief and a reply—on behalf of Farris. Upon our initial review of the case, we began to suspect that Howe's briefs were generated, at least in part, by artificial-intelligence software. The first tell was the file name of the principal brief: "CoCounsel Skill Result

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