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Individual Practices in Civil Cases: Use of ChatGPT and Other Tools

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York — Judge Arun Subramanian · New York

last revised 2026-05-11last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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Judge Arun Subramanian’s civil individual practices, revised May 11, 2026, state that use of ChatGPT or similar tools is not prohibited. Counsel remain responsible for complete and accurate representations of the record, procedural history, and legal authorities, and must personally confirm the accuracy of research done with those tools.

Applies to: lawyers
Effective: See version history
Current version: As posted (undated) · 11 May 2026
Last verified: 06 Sept 2026
Official text: www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/practice_documents/AS%20Subr…

What the document requires

Counsel is responsible for accurate representations of the record, history, and legal authorities.
Use of ChatGPT or similar tools is not prohibited.
Counsel must personally confirm the accuracy of research conducted with those tools.

Version history

Version	Date	What changed	Source
As posted (undated)current	2026-05-11	First version recorded.	official

Related court incidents on the record

Hill v. Foundation Media LLC, No. 1:25-cv-05947 (AS) (S.D.N.Y. 2026)2026-09-29 Warning

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Individual Practices in Civil Cases: Use of ChatGPT and Other Tools" (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York — Judge Arun Subramanian, As posted (undated), 2026-05-11), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-nysd-subramanian-2026-chatgpt-accuracy (accessed 2026-10-05). Data: CC BY 4.0.