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Sanctions Showdown: New Filing Accuses Nancy Mace's Lawyers of Fabricating Legal Citations

Patrick Bryant filed a motion seeking Rule 11 sanctions after Mace's attorneys allegedly submitted fabricated case citations and false quotations in a court memorandum, then distributed an 'amended' version without disclosing the original errors, with the filing suggesting AI-generated legal research as a possible explanation.

Sanctions Showdown: New Filing Accuses Nancy Mace's Lawyers of Fabricating Legal Citations, FITSNews
Sanctions Showdown: New Filing Accuses Nancy Mace's Lawyers of Fabricating Legal Citations, FITSNews

The motion was filed days after a separate contempt motion alleging Mace violated the court's gag order; both were pending before Judge Hocker.