# A Connecticut Court Sanctioned a Plaintiff for Hiding Prompt Injections in His Filings

Judge Walter M. Spader Jr. found white-on-white text instructing any reviewing AI system to rule for the filer, and more hidden text appeared on the morning of the sanctions hearing.

- Published: 2026-08-15T06:14:29.474Z
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A self-represented plaintiff in Connecticut's Superior Court for the Judicial District of Ansonia and Milford embedded instructions for AI systems inside his court filings, using tiny white text on a white background so a human reader would…

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