Lawyer Blamed AI, California Banned the Excuse
The thing that got every lawyer on this channel sanctioned is now against the law in California. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 574, authored by Senator Thomas Umberg, on September 30, 2026. It takes effect January 1, 2027, and the oldest excuse on this channel just ran out of road.
From the full episode: California SB 574: "The Statute Catches Up" (EP7)
Full transcript
The thing that got every lawyer on this channel sanctioned is now against the law in California. On September 30th, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 574, And the oldest excuse on this channel, the AI did it, just ran out of road. Now it's not improvisation anymore. Now it's a statute.
Sources
- California SB 574, enrolled text (author: Senator Thomas Umberg; signed September 30, 2026; effective January 1, 2027)
- Governor's signing announcement (EIN Presswire)
- Bloomberg: 'Newsom Signs First-of-Its-Kind Bill' on lawyers and generative AI
- Full episode: California SB 574: "The Statute Catches Up" (EP7)
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