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Notice to Counsel and Litigants Regarding AI-Assisted Research

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut · Connecticut

last revised 2025-09-12last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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The District of Connecticut’s September 12, 2025 notice tells attorneys and pro se litigants to exercise great caution when submitting AI-generated language in filings. It warns that unverified AI output implicates Rule 11 and that briefing, AI-assisted or not, hallucinating legal propositions or misstating law will often result in sanctions.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
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Current version
Original · 12 Sept 2025
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.ctd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/Notice-to-Counsel-and-Litigan…

What the document requires

  • Attorneys and pro se litigants should use great caution with AI-generated language.
  • Use of AI without verification implicates Rule 11.
  • The court has a no-tolerance policy for hallucinated legal propositions or severe misstatements of law.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2025-09-12First version recorded.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Notice to Counsel and Litigants Regarding AI-Assisted Research" (U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, Original, 2025-09-12), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-ctd-court-2025-ai-assisted-research-notice (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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