Mississippi — AI Regulations

10 MAR 2026 · Court Case

Brown v. State of Mississippi

Fabricated: Case Law | Appellant's brief cited three cases that do not exist ('phantom cases'); the State pointed this out on appeal and the court recorded the error in footnote 4; counsel later acknowledged these phantom cases. || False Quotes: Case Law | Appellant's brief cited seven cases for quotations that do not appear in those opinions; the State highlighted these false quotations on appeal and the court noted the issue. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Appellant's brief misattributed false facts, analyses, quotations, and holdings to five otherwise genuine cases; the State identified these misrepresentations and counsel acknowledged errors in reply brief.

Court: CA MississippiParty: Lawyer

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

07 JAN 2026 · Court Case

Desmond Cunningham v. Pentagon Federal Credit Union, et al.

Fabricated: Case Law | Cunningham cited a purported D. Conn. opinion with a Westlaw citation and date that did not correspond to any docket entry for that case; the court concluded the representation of the Housatonic citation was fabricated. || False Quotes: Case Law | Cunningham attributed a specific quotation to International Shortstop, Inc. v. Rally's, Inc. (5th Cir. 1991) that the court and opposing counsel were unable to locate in that opinion, i.e., a false/misattributed quote.

Court: N.D. MississippiParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

30 DEC 2025 · Court Case

Pauliah v. University of Mississippi Medical Center

False Quotes: Exhibits & Submissions | Fabricated quotation presented as from Dr. Howard's deposition—"He did not receive adequate departmental support... I loaned my laptop so he could complete the report."—attributed to 'Howard Dep. 33:5-34:3'; court found the quote absent from the transcript and fabricated. || Fabricated: Exhibits & Submissions | Multiple manufactured citations to deposition transcripts accompanying fabricated quotations throughout the sworn declaration; court characterized these as deliberate fabrications undermining the record and struck the entire declaration. || Fabricated: Exhibits & Submissions | Fabricated quotation presented as from Dr. Howard's deposition—"No accreditation failure was ever cited against Dr. Pauliah"—attributed to 'Howard Dep. 27:1-3'; court found the quote does not appear in the transcript and was fabricated.

Court: S.D. MississippiParty: Lawyer; Pro Se LitigantTool: Unidentified

Fine: 5000 USD

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

19 DEC 2025 · Court Case

Billups v. Louisville Municipal School District

Fabricated: Case Law | Memorandum included a citation to a nonexistent case; court identified the citation as fabricated and tied it to unverified AI output. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Counsel repeatedly relied on Jackson v. Gautreaux in support of jury-instruction arguments; court found the citation misrepresents the actual holding (Jackson is an excessive-force/failure-to-train case) and noted the pincite used does not exist. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Memorandum cited Jackson v. Cal-W. Packaging Corp. but court determined the brief mischaracterized that case's holding. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Memorandum cited Etienne v. Spanish Lake Truck & Casino Plaza, L.L.C., but the court found the brief misrepresented the case's holding.

Court: N.D. MississippiParty: LawyerTool: Grok

⚠ Professional sanction imposed

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

25 NOV 2025 · Court Case

Brian Smith v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Fabricated: Case Law | Smith cited several non-existent cases in his Response; Wells Fargo identified them in its Reply and the Court independently confirmed the listed authorities are fictitious and warned of Rule 11 sanctions.

Court: N.D. MississippiParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

12 NOV 2025 · Court Case

Joshua Harris v. Pinnacle Bank

Fabricated: Case Law

Court: N.D. MississippiParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

22 OCT 2025 · Court Case

University Mall v. Okorie et al.

False Quotes: Case Law | Okorie attributed non-existent rulings/quotes to an existing case; Court noted misattributed/false quotation tied to Kaepa, Inc. v. Achilles Corp. || Fabricated: Case Law | Court identified a non-existent case citation Okorie used in filings: 'United States v. Morgan, 2017 WL 1387302, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 18, 2017)' and characterized it as AI-generated and non-existent.

Court: S.D. MississippiParty: Pro Se LitigantTool: Unidentified

Fine: 1

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

24 SEP 2025 · Court Case

Kenisha Black v. Mississippi DRS & Howard

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff's opening memorandum contained AI-generated false authority/citations; counsel later filed a corrected memorandum deleting the apparent hallucinations.

Court: S.D. MississippiParty: LawyerTool: Unidentified

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

17 SEP 2025 · Court Case

Latasha Hill v. Auto Club Family Insurance Company

Fabricated: Case Law | Cited 'Hazy v. Ford Motor Co., 2021 WL 2345678'—the court found this case does not exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | Cited 'Canal Ins. Co. v. Coleman, 625 So. 2d 297 (Miss. 1993)'—court found the citation incorrect; a Canal Ins. Co. opinion exists but is 625 F.3d 244 (5th Cir. 2010) and is not about claims-manual discovery. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Cited Levens v. Campbell; Johnson v. Preferred Risk Auto. Ins. Co.; Dunn v. State Farm—these authorities exist but were cited as establishing that claims manuals are always discoverable; the court found they do not stand for that proposition (misstated precedent). || Fabricated: Case Law | Cited 'Patterson v. Allstate, 2019 WL 1239855 (S.D. Miss. 2019)'—court/defendant could not locate the case and the Westlaw cite corresponds to an unrelated FLSA case (Holt). || Misrepresented: Case Law | Cited 'Architex Ass'n v. Scottsdale Ins., 2022 WL 1234567'—the citation is fictional; the actual case is Architex Ass'n, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 27 So. 3d 1148 (Miss. 2010), which does not address claims-manual discovery as plaintiff claimed.

Court: S.D. MississippiParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

03 SEP 2025 · Court Case

Blake Lewis v. Entergy Mississippi, LLC

Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited Matherne v. Cytec Corp., 78 F. App'x 977, 978 (5th Cir. 2003) as reversing a stay; the Court could not locate that opinion and research returned an unrelated Fifth Circuit decision (United States v. Strain). || Fabricated: Case Law | Counsel cited Von Drake v. Nat'l Sec. Agency, 156 F.3d 181, 1998 WL 546172, at *2 (5th Cir. 1998) for the proposition that an appellate court reversed a stay; the Court's searches did not locate such an opinion. || Misrepresented: Case Law | Counsel cited Fujita v. United States, 416 F. App'x 400, 402 (5th Cir. 2011) as affirming denial of a stay; the Court found the Fujita opinion actually affirmed the district court's grant of a stay and stated the stay was proper.

Court: S.D. MississippiParty: LawyerTool: Unidentified

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

25 JUL 2025 · Court Case

Malone-Bey v. Lauderdale County School Board

Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent Fifth Circuit case to claim courts may disqualify counsel to 'preserve the integrity of the adversary process.' Court confirmed the case does not exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff relied on the same non-existent Coleman case for the proposition that a conflict exists where one client's defense 'undercuts' another's; Court noted the case is fictitious. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited the fictitious Coleman case in his reply for the claim that 'absent written waivers, joint representation is per se improper'; Court found the case does not exist. || Fabricated: Case Law | Plaintiff cited a non-existent Fifth Circuit decision to assert schools 'must strictly follow contract terms.' Court found no such case; the provided reporter page corresponds to an unrelated Eighth Circuit case. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff quoted language not found in the Supreme Court’s opinion to argue conflicting obligations undermine fairness; Court stated the quoted text is not in the decision. || False Quotes: Case Law | Plaintiff attributed a statement to an Eleventh Circuit case that does not appear in the opinion; Court found the quoted language is absent.

Court: S.D. MississippiParty: Pro Se Litigant

Harms: Hallucination in legal filings

29 MAR 2025 · Law / Act

Mississippi Senate Bill 2062

Establishes an AI in Education Task Force to evaluate AI applications in K-12, assess ethical and data privacy implications, and develop policy recommendations. Appoints twelve members and requires reports by December 15, 2024. Dissolves the task force on January 1, 2025.

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08 JAN 2025 · Executive Order

Mississippi Executive Order No. 1584

Directs Mississippi's Department of Information Technology Services to inventory AI use in state agencies, evaluate existing AI processes, and develop AI policy recommendations. Aims to safeguard principles of fairness, privacy, reliability, and accountability.

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30 APR 2024 · Law / Act

Mississippi Senate Bill 2577

Criminalizes dissemination of AI-generated deepfakes within 90 days of an election, without consent, intending to harm candidates or influence elections. Imposes penalties up to five years imprisonment or $10,000 fine. Exempts satire, news, and security-related activities. Effective July 1, 2024.

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19 APR 2023 · Law / Act

Mississippi Senate Bill 3000

Allocate $15 million to the University of Mississippi for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence expenses as part of reauthorized Education Enhancement Funds for fiscal year 2023-2024.

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24 MAR 2021 · Law / Act

Mississippi House Bill 633 (2021)

Requires the State Department of Education to implement K-12 computer science curriculum, including AI and machine learning. Directs collaboration with Mississippi State University. Ensures all schools offer computer science instruction by the 2024-2025 school year.

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