LAW_SCHOOL_SYLLABUS.md

Law School Teaching Syllabus

FOIA, Evidence, and Responsible AI

Course Module Title

Public Records, FOIA, and AI-Assisted Legal Research

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Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Understand FOIA Electronic Reading Rooms
• Practice Bluebook citation of government records
• Evaluate AI-assisted research ethically
• Distinguish evidence from analysis

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Required Tool

Federal FOIA Intelligence Search

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Week 1 — FOIA Foundations

• FOIA statutory framework
• Agency reading rooms
• Redaction and exemptions

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Week 2 — Evidence & Citation

• Bluebook rules for government documents
• Exhibit numbering
• Tables of Authorities

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Week 3 — AI as Research Assistant

• AI opt-in ethics
• Hallucination risks
• Disclosure requirements

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Week 4 — Litigation Appendix Exercise

Students generate:

• Exhibit appendix
• Citation list
• Integrity hashes

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Ethics Discussion

Topics:

• AI misuse in litigation
• Transparency vs automation
• Professional responsibility

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Assessment

✔ Citation accuracy
✔ Ethical reasoning
✔ Source verification

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Instructor Note

AI outputs are explicitly not admissible evidence.