An attorney representing an anti-Israel activist in a lawsuit over a traffic blockade in Washington, D.C., has come under scrutiny for citing fictitious case law in a motion to dismiss the case. The motion, apparently drafted with the help of an artificial intelligence chatbot, included fabricated cases and quotes, prompting opposing counsel to alert the court and suggest possible sanctions. Judges nationwide are increasingly calling for harsher penalties for lawyers who submit filings with fake citations generated by artificial intelligence. The attorney in question, Abdel-Rahman Hamed, is known for his outspoken activism and controversial statements related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.