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**.