# Nevada federal court preserves judicial immunity in alleged AI-ruling case

_Published Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 9:07 AM EDT · Policy · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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A U.S. District Court in Nevada dismissed Phillips v. Parlade after finding that alleged reliance on AI did not remove a state judge's judicial immunity from this federal civil suit. The plaintiff alleged the judge had fully delegated decision-making to AI. The court did not determine whether the alleged AI use occurred or whether it was lawful or ethical; it held that issuing a decision in a pending case remained a judicial act within the judge's regular duties.

## Sources

- [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/judges-who-use-ai-to-make-decisions-still-protected-by-judicial-immunity-court-ruling-protects-outcomes-regardless-of-ai-usage)

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Published: 2026-08-18T13:07:49.770Z
Story chronology: 2026-08-18T11:00:00.000Z
Retrieved: 2026-10-02T21:56:16.988Z
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