Claude decides Jules v. Balazs (Guest Post)

Scott Dodson (UC-San Francisco) shared the following with me. Note that I think AI (as everyone is attempting to use it) is categorically evil. But Scott is a friend, so I will offer him a forum to share his handiwork:

In yesterday’s oral argument of Jules, Justice Alito asked, I assume jokingly, “Well, just out of curiosity, do you think we should ask Claude to decide this case?”:

Well, I did just that. Here’s the prompt I gave to Claude, and here’s the result. If you think it might be of interest to Prawfs readers, feel free to post about it.

Prompt:

Write an opinion for the Court by Justice Kagan, in the style of Justice Kagan, resolving the case of Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties. Use the following sources: Lower-court opinion: https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/USSC-Petition-for-Writ-of-Certiorari_Jules_v_Andre-Balazs-Properties.pdf#page=39 Oral argument: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2025/25-83   Petitioner’s brief: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-83/391951/20260116122533610_25-83%20Brief%20for%20Petitioner.pdf   Respondent’s brief: https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-83/396498/20260217162302726_25-83%20bs.pdf

Here is the opinion Claude produced.

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