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Notice of Proposed Amendment to Fifth Circuit Rule 32.3 and Form 6

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

last revised 2026-09-06last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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The Fifth Circuit proposed amending Rule 32.3 and Form 6 to add a generative-AI certification for appellate filings. The proposal would have required counsel and unrepresented filers to certify either no GenAI drafting or human review and approval of all generated text, including citations and legal analysis.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
See version history
Current version
As posted (undated) · 06 Sept 2026
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/docs/5995382a-c99d-4f5e-9e3f-8b0498dbd643/public-…

What the document requires

  • Would have required Form 6 certification whether generative AI was used in drafting.
  • If used, all generated text, citations, and legal analysis had to be human-reviewed.
  • The Fifth Circuit later decided not to adopt this proposed rule.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
As posted (undated)current2026-09-06First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Notice of Proposed Amendment to Fifth Circuit Rule 32.3 and Form 6" (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, As posted (undated), 2026-09-06), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-ca5-court-2023-proposed-rule-32-3-ai-certification (accessed 2026-09-16). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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