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Standing Order 26-01 on Use of Artificial Intelligence in Preparing Court Filings

U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas — Judge John W. Broomes · Kansas

last revised 2026-01-28last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

Standing orderIn forceDisclosureVerification duty

map categories:Disclosure of AI use in filingsDuty to verify AI outputSelf-represented litigants

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Chief Judge Broomes’s District of Kansas standing order cautions all lawyers and parties, including pro se litigants, about AI-created false statements and fabricated authorities. It makes filers responsible for reviewing and verifying AI-drafted or assisted content and reserves discretion to require sworn AI-use disclosures.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
See version history
Current version
Original · 28 Jan 2026
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
ksd.uscourts.gov/sites/ksd/files/Standing%20Order%2026-01%20Use%20of%2…

What the document requires

  • Filers must review and verify AI-drafted or AI-assisted content.
  • The order expressly includes citations, quotations, legal analysis, and factual background.
  • The court may require a sworn AI-use statement in any case.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2026-01-28First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Standing Order 26-01 on Use of Artificial Intelligence in Preparing Court Filings" (U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas — Judge John W. Broomes, Original, 2026-01-28), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-ksd-court-2026-standing-order-ai-filings (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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