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State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. Reeves, 2026 OK 37

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The Oklahoma Supreme Court publicly reprimanded attorney Matthew Reeves under reciprocal-discipline rules after he admitted using ChatGPT to fabricate five citations in federal filings in Johnson v. Dunn — conduct already reprimanded or censured by the bars of Texas, Tennessee, and Alabama. A rare multi-state disciplinary chain over one AI incident.

Date of decision/order

2026-05-27

Court

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Jurisdiction

US-STATE

AI tool

ChatGPT

Conduct

Attorney Matthew Brett Reeves used ChatGPT to generate five fabricated citations added to two motions in the federal case Johnson v. Dunn (N.D. Ala.), for which he was sanctioned. Reciprocal bar discipline followed in several states.

Consequence

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Regulatory outcome

State bar disciplinary authorities (Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Alabama): Public reprimand by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma (27 May 2026) under reciprocal discipline, following a Texas public reprimand (4 Nov 2025), a Tennessee public censure (15 Dec 2025), and an Alabama public reprimand (6 Mar 2026). (2026-05-27)