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Court rules on AI in filings

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

Court Decision on Proposed Rule.

No rule adopted The court decided not to adopt a rule; read on 26 September 2026.

  • No certificate of its own

The court’s words

“has decided not to adopt a special rule regarding the use of artificial intelligence in drafting briefs at this time. … Parties and counsel are responsible for ensuring that their filings with the court, including briefs, shall be carefully checked for truthfulness and accuracy as the rules already require. “I used AI” will not be an excuse for an otherwise sanctionable offense.”

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: All filings; the court chose not to adopt an AI rule.

The statement, if one is called for

The court chose not to adopt a rule of its own; the duties that already bind a signer apply.

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.