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Mississippi Judge Bars, Fines Lawyers Over AI-Fabricated Citations

6/10/2026

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Judge Sharion Aycock barred Kathleen M. Wilson and Kathryn Y. Williams from appearing in the Northern District of Mississippi for two years and fined them $2,500 and $3,500 for AI-generated fabricated citations.
Four lawyers were sanctioned after AI-generated fabricated citations appeared in filings in a Mississippi federal breach-of-contract case.
Judge Sharion Aycock fined Shauncey Hunter Ridgeway and Mark McClinton $1,000 each and cancelled the scheduled March trial.

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Judge Sharion Aycock barred Kathleen M. Wilson and Kathryn Y. Williams from appearing in the Northern District of Mississippi for two years and fined them $2,500 and $3,500 for AI-generated fabricated citations.
Four lawyers were sanctioned after AI-generated fabricated citations appeared in filings in a Mississippi federal breach-of-contract case.
Judge Sharion Aycock fined Shauncey Hunter Ridgeway and Mark McClinton $1,000 each and cancelled the scheduled March trial.