SlopJudges
Tracking AI slop in real U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, and federal District Court opinions. Every opinion is pulled from the public CourtListener record and scored by our own blend of an LLM judge and deterministic heuristics — no third-party detector.
- Opinions analyzed
- 1,705
- Slop opinions
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- Courts tracked
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- Last updated
- Aug 15, 2026, 8:20 AM
Cumulative AI-slop opinions over time
Supreme Court vs. the regional Courts of Appeals vs. the specialized D.C. & Federal Circuits vs. the federal District Courts.
Justices by AI-slop opinions
Supreme Court justices ranked by opinions flagged as slop; ties break on average AI score.
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Courts by AI-slop opinions
All tracked courts ranked by opinions flagged as slop; ties break on average AI score.
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- 6AI 472nd Cir.3 avg AI · 107 opinions↳ Petersen Energ�a; Eton Park v. Argentie Argentine Republic, YPF S.A.3
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- 24AI 1310th Cir.4 avg AI · 50 opinions↳ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg0
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Most AI-like opinions
The highest-scoring opinions in the dataset. On the real federal record almost none cross the flag line (18); these are simply the current leaders, shown with the signals that moved their score.
- United Financial Casualty Co. v. Greg BallAI 50Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Mar 30, 2023
The text consists solely of repeated document metadata with no substantive legal content, indicating it is not a genuine judicial opinion.
repeated document metadatalack of substantive contentLLM 100Heuristic 0Confidence 20% - Petersen Energ�a; Eton Park v. Argentie Argentine Republic, YPF S.A.AI 47Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Mar 27, 2026
The text contains malformed citations and potentially fabricated case names, indicating a high likelihood of AI assistance.
malformed reporter citationsfabricated case namesLLM 85Heuristic 12Confidence 18% - United States v. Alexzandra BlancoAI 31Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Aug 10, 2026
The text otherwise reads like a conventional Eighth Circuit opinion with concrete facts, standard formatting, precise statutory/rule citations, and no chatbot-style framing or buzzword clusters, but the malformed Campbell citation is a notable isolated AI-like warning sign.
Unusually uniform sentence rhythmisolated impossible reporter/year citation: 6 F.4th with 2014 datesome repetitive appellate-disposition phrasingLLM 22Heuristic 33Confidence 78% - Cassandra Sykes v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc.AI 31Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 30, 2026 · Jackson-Akiwumi
The excerpt reads like a conventional appellate opinion with precise and plausible citations, normal judicial structure, varied sentence rhythm, and no chatbot boilerplate, buzzword clustering, listicle scaffolding, or citation anomalies apparent from the text.
Unusually uniform sentence rhythmChatbot-style holding recapLLM 5Heuristic 38Confidence 90% - Liu v. NoemAI 27District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 29, 2026 · Judge Jia M. Cobb
The prose largely reads like a conventional judicial opinion, but the highly implausible official-capacity defendant substitution and possibly fabricated future case citations are strong hallucination-style signals that substantially raise the likelihood of AI assistance.
implausible party substitution naming Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Securitypossible fabricated or anachronistic supporting cases with 2026 WL citationsotherwise precise but potentially hallucinated citation scaffoldingno chatbot boilerplate or obvious buzzword clustersLLM 68Heuristic 1Confidence 78% - Perales v. Office of the ClerkAI 27District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 23, 2026 · Judge Jia M. Cobb
The excerpt is a very short, standard dismissal order with no chatbot phrasing, buzzword clusters, citation issues, or structural AI tells, though its brevity limits confidence.
Unusually uniform sentence rhythmLLM 2Heuristic 32Confidence 7% - United States v. Calvin CarterAI 26Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Jul 7, 2026
The excerpt reads like a conventional concise appellate per curiam opinion with precise Guidelines and case citations, fact-specific reasoning, and no chatbot boilerplate, buzzword clusters, vague legal generalities, or malformed citation patterns suggestive of LLM drafting.
Unusually uniform sentence rhythmChatbot-style holding recapLLM 5Heuristic 32Confidence 93% - Covington Specialty Insurance Company v. Omega Restaurant & Bar, LLCAI 24Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Jul 20, 2026
The opinion largely reads like a genuine Fourth Circuit disposition with concrete record details, varied legal citations, and no chatbot boilerplate or buzzword clusters, though the anomalous citation year and section-numbering error create modest suspicion.
Unusually uniform sentence rhythmone impossible/malformed Supreme Court citation: 598 U.S. 288 paired with year 2018section numbering jumps from III to VIotherwise precise case-specific facts and conventional appellate styleLLM 22Heuristic 24Confidence 82% - United States v. Isaac Loggins, Jr.AI 24Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Jul 10, 2026
The prose largely resembles a genuine Eighth Circuit opinion, but multiple concrete citation and internal-fact inconsistencies of the kind LLMs often hallucinate raise the likelihood substantially above baseline.
fabricated or implausible Supreme Court citation to Rutherford v. United States, 146 S. Ct. 1320 (2026)wrong statutory citation to 28 U.S.C. § 944(a) for Sentencing Commission authorityinternal arithmetic inconsistency: 353-month sentence described as including 420 months of mandatory § 924(c) timecaption/venue inconsistency: appeals captioned from the Northern District of Iowa while footnote identifies one case from the Southern District of Iowaotherwise realistic judicial formatting and citation-heavy style with few chatbot buzzwordsLLM 58Heuristic 2Confidence 78% - United States v. Assiba FandohanAI 23Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 13, 2026 · Maldonado
The excerpt reads like a conventional Seventh Circuit opinion with detailed factual development, precise statutory and case citations, and varied judicial prose, with only a single apparent citation typo that does not by itself suggest substantial generative-AI assistance.
Unusually uniform sentence rhythmone apparent malformed citation: 927 F.3d with a 1991 dateotherwise precise appellate formatting and citationsvaried sentence rhythmno chatbot boilerplate or AI-favored buzzword clustersLLM 12Heuristic 26Confidence 86% - Glover v. Connecticut General Life Insurance CompanyAI 23Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · Aug 11, 2026
The excerpt reads like a conventional appellate opinion with detailed procedural history, precise citations, varied sentence rhythm, and no chatbot boilerplate, buzzword clustering, mechanical list structure, or apparent citation hallucinations.
Chatbot-style holding recapSparse citation density for opinion lengthLLM 5Heuristic 27Confidence 90% - Thomas Riles v. Officer Laralyn KosterAI 23Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Aug 5, 2026
The opinion reads like a conventional appellate disposition with precise record-based factual narration, accurate-looking legal citation patterns, varied sentence structure, and no chatbot framing, buzzword clusters, mechanical listicle scaffolding, or citation anomalies.
Unusually uniform sentence rhythmLLM 5Heuristic 28Confidence 92% - Rana v. BlancheAI 23Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · Jul 23, 2026
The excerpt reads like a conventional appellate immigration opinion with precise citations, issue-specific legal analysis, and varied sentence structure, without chatbot framing, buzzword clusters, mechanical listicle scaffolding, or apparent citation hallucinations.
Sparse citation density for opinion lengthLLM 6Heuristic 27Confidence 86% - Estate of Ismael Galvan Solorio v. Islamic Republic of IranAI 23District Court, District of Columbia · Jul 21, 2026 · Magistrate Judge G. Michael Harvey
The prose mostly resembles a genuine D.D.C. FSIA service opinion, but the repeated impossible dates and suspect future citations are strong hallucination-like signals that raise the likelihood of substantial AI assistance.
multiple internal chronological impossibilitiesfuture or implausible case citationstypographical/legal-definition errors such as 'denies' for 'defines' and 'EECF'malformed or suspect pinpoint citationotherwise formal citation-heavy judicial style with few chatbot/buzzword tellsLLM 58Heuristic 0Confidence 78% - United States v. Marina OkeAI 22Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 13, 2026 · Maldonado
The excerpt reads like a conventional appellate opinion with precise statutory and case citations, fact-specific analysis, varied sentence structure, and no chatbot framing, buzzword clustering, mechanical listicle structure, or apparent citation hallucinations.
Unusually uniform sentence rhythmLLM 5Heuristic 26Confidence 86% - United States v. Nawomi AwogaAI 22Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Aug 13, 2026 · Maldonado
The excerpt reads like a conventional appellate opinion with precise statutory and case citations, fact-specific procedural discussion, varied sentence structure, and no chatbot framing, buzzword clusters, listicle scaffolding, or citation anomalies apparent from the text.
Unusually uniform sentence rhythmLLM 5Heuristic 26Confidence 86% - Theis v. Intermountain Education Service District - Board of DirectorsAI 22Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Jul 21, 2026
Although the text largely imitates authentic Ninth Circuit opinion style with plausible formatting and many precise citations, the notable citation-reference error and possible fabricated or malformed citations are strong AI-like tells alongside a somewhat mechanically structured analysis.
citation inconsistency: “Id. at 967” follows a Dodge citation at page 778 but appears to refer to Johnsonpossible malformed citation: “3d. Cir.”future/possibly fabricated citations and docket detailstidy first/second analytical structuresome generic legal synthesisLLM 55Heuristic 1Confidence 77% - Iron Workers STL Pension Fund v. Barnhart Crane & Rigging Co.AI 22Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Jul 13, 2026
The excerpt reads like a conventional Eighth Circuit opinion with precise procedural detail, plausible citations, varied sentence structure, and no chatbot framing, buzzword clusters, listicle scaffolding, or apparent citation hallucinations.
Sparse citation density for opinion lengthLLM 6Heuristic 26Confidence 86% - Mark Lee v. West Virginia University Medical CorporationAI 22Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · Jul 10, 2026
The excerpt reads like a conventional appellate opinion with precise record and case citations, fact-specific procedural narration, varied sentence structure, and no chatbot boilerplate, buzzword clustering, listicle scaffolding, or citation irregularities suggestive of LLM drafting.
Sparse citation density for opinion lengthLLM 3Heuristic 27Confidence 88% - American Academy of Pediatrics v. James UthmeierAI 22Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 8, 2026 · Leedissents
The text reads like a routine appellate order and judicial dissent with precise, plausible citations, varied sentence structure, and no chatbot boilerplate, buzzword clustering, mechanical list structure, or vague uncited legal generalities.
AI-favored vocabulary (foster)Chatbot-style hedging/boilerplateLLM 5Heuristic 26Confidence 88% - American Academy of Pediatrics v. James UthmeierAI 22Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 8, 2026
The excerpt reads like a conventional appellate order and dissent with specific citations and natural judicial cadence, with only a minor formatting/case-number inconsistency and no strong generative-AI tells.
AI-favored vocabulary (foster)Chatbot-style hedging/boilerplateprecise legal citationsvaried judicial sentence rhythmno chatbot framing or essay-style scaffoldingLLM 8Heuristic 26Confidence 82% - United States v. Justin SchneiderAI 22Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Jun 25, 2026
Heuristic-only score (LLM judge unavailable).
Chatbot-style hedging/boilerplateLLM 0Heuristic 22Confidence 30% - Carrozza v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.AI 22Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · Mar 31, 2021
The text exhibits characteristics of a genuine judicial opinion with precise citations, varied sentence structure, and no obvious AI-generated phrases or patterns.
AI-favored vocabulary (foster)LLM 10Heuristic 33Confidence 90% - Gersen Gabriel v. DSM Biomedical IncAI 20Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · Aug 13, 2026
The text has no chatbot framing, buzzword clusters, mechanical listicle structure, or citation vagueness; it reads like a polished human appellate opinion with precise record citations, varied rhythm, and substantive engagement with doctrine.
Sparse citation density for opinion lengthLLM 6Heuristic 24Confidence 90% - Forest View Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, LLC v. United States Small Business AdministrationAI 20Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Jul 20, 2026 · Easterbrook
The text reads like a genuine appellate opinion with precise statutory and case citations, varied sentence rhythm, concrete factual/legal engagement, and no chatbot framing, buzzword clustering, mechanical structure, or citation anomalies suggestive of LLM drafting.
Unusually uniform sentence rhythmLLM 5Heuristic 24Confidence 96%