JUDICIAL_CLERK_TRAINING_APPENDIX.md

Judicial Clerk Training Appendix

Evaluating AI-Assisted FOIA Research

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Purpose

This appendix guides clerks in assessing materials generated with Federal FOIA Intelligence Search.

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Key Principle

AI output ≠ Evidence

Only the underlying FOIA source constitutes admissible material.

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What Clerks Should Look For

✔ Bluebook-compliant citations
✔ Exhibit numbering (A-1, A-2, etc.)
✔ Source URLs to official agencies
✔ Integrity hashes (audit trail)

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What Clerks Should Disregard

✖ AI summaries as factual findings
✖ Interpretive conclusions
✖ Contextual speculation

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Proper Use in Filings

Permissible:

• Citation organization
• Appendix formatting
• Reference consolidation

Impermissible:

• AI-generated factual assertions
• Unsupported claims
• Substituting AI for evidence

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Red Flags

🚩 No source link
🚩 Missing exhibit reference
🚩 No disclosure block

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Clerk Guidance Summary

Treat this tool as a citation assistant, not an evidentiary authority.

Human verification remains mandatory.