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Court rules on AI in filings

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

10th Cir. R. 46.5(B)(4), proposed.

Proposed Proposed, comments open until 18 October 2026; if adopted, in force from 1 January 2027; read on 26 September 2026.

  • No certificate of its own

The court’s words

“(4) any document prepared with the assistance of generative artificial intelligence has been reviewed—before filing or submission to the court—by a human who has independently verified the existence of all cited authorities; the accuracy of all quotations, citations, and legal analysis; and the document’s compliance with all relevant rules and ethical obligations.”

Quoted from the court’s own document, read on 26 September 2026. Read it at the source.

What it asks of the person who signs

  • No certificate of its own

    the duty to verify every citation, restated; the signature carries it.

Applies to: Every brief, motion or other paper, if adopted. Where it goes: Made by presenting the paper, as under Rule 11: no separate certificate.

The statement, if one is called for

Nothing to draft: under this rule, filing the paper is itself the statement.

On the check page Loupe drafts the statement for this court from the parts you tick, for you to read and sign: what it says is your choice and your responsibility. The order in force on the day is what counts; read it at the source before relying on this page.

Check the filing first

Paste the brief or drop the file, and Loupe looks up every citation in the published record: whether the case exists, whether it is the case the filing names, whether the pin cite falls inside the opinion; statutes, regulations, court rules and links too. It doesn’t generate anything, and what it can’t settle it marks “not verified”, never clean.