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Maine federal court annoyed by 80-page AI-assisted motion

Original: # LegalEthics Tidbit: Will the # AI please just get to the point already? A represented criminal defendant in ME federal

A represented criminal defendant in a Maine federal court asked permission to file an 80-page motion for a new trial accompanied by a 101-page declaration of counsel, prompting the judge to rebuke the filing for excessive length, asking that the AI-assisted drafting 'get to the point'. Legal ethics commentators are highlighting the case as an example of AI tools encouraging bloated, unfiltered legal writing.

Why now: Lawyers are debating court pushback against overly long, AI-drafted legal filings.

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• # LegalEthics Tidbit: Will the # AI please just get to the point already? A represented criminal defendant in ME federal court sought leave to file a motion for a new trial that was 80 pages long and that was accompanied by a 101 page declaration of counsel. The Court observed… · dkluft@mastodon.sdf.org · 1

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