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-# Judicial Clerk Training Guide  
-**Federal FOIA Intelligence Search (FFIS)**
+# Judicial Clerk Training: Public FOIA Evidence Bundles
 
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-
-## Training Objective
-
-This module trains judicial clerks to use FFIS **safely, appropriately, and non-substantively** as a public-records research aid.
-
-Clerks will learn:
-- What FFIS is and is not
-- How to verify FOIA sources
-- How to avoid improper reliance
-- How to document integrity checks
-
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-
-## Learning Outcomes
-
-By the end of this training, clerks should be able to:
+## Purpose
+This lesson equips judicial clerks with a clear understanding of how AI-assisted
+public-record aggregation tools may be used **without compromising evidentiary standards**.
 
-☐ Locate FOIA reading room materials  
-☐ Verify public source URLs  
-☐ Validate SHA-256 hashes  
-☐ Distinguish informational vs. evidentiary use  
-☐ Identify improper or prohibited uses  
+This tool:
+- Searches only **public FOIA electronic reading rooms**
+- Does **not** authenticate, certify, or modify source documents
+- Provides **hash-based provenance metadata**
+- Is explicitly **pre-filing / informational**
 
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-## Module 1 — Tool Scope (15 minutes)
-
-### What FFIS Does
-- Links to public FOIA reading rooms
-- Organizes URLs and metadata
-- Generates *informational* bundles
-
-### What FFIS Does NOT Do
-- Authenticate records
-- Certify admissibility
-- Replace custodians
-- Access sealed material
+## Learning Objectives
+By the end of this lesson, clerks will be able to:
 
-> **Key Rule:** FFIS output is *never* authoritative.
+1. Identify whether a document is eligible for FRE 902(5) or FRE 803(8)
+2. Verify SHA-256 hashes against source URLs
+3. Confirm documents are publicly released
+4. Distinguish AI-assisted formatting from AI-generated content
+5. Identify disallowed uses (sealed, restricted, or non-public records)
 
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-## Module 2 — Source Verification (20 minutes)
-
-Clerks must independently confirm:
-
-☐ URL resolves to official agency domain  
-☐ Document is publicly released  
-☐ Hash matches downloaded document  
-☐ No seal, protective order, or restriction applies  
-
-Hashes are provided **for comparison only**.
+## Tool Boundaries (Critical)
+☑ No authentication  
+☑ No certification  
+☑ No legal analysis  
+☑ No sealed materials  
+☑ No inference or summarization unless user-initiated  
 
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-## Module 3 — Court Bundle Review (15 minutes)
-
-Generated bundles contain:
-- Cover sheet (informational only)
-- Proposed exhibit list
-- Clerk checklist
-- Exhibit summaries
-
-Clerks should confirm all materials are:
-- Labeled *pre-filing informational*
-- Not docketed automatically
-- Not treated as filed exhibits
+## Clerk Verification Workflow
+1. Open source URL directly (agency domain)
+2. Confirm document availability without credentials
+3. Compare downloaded hash to provided `.sha256`
+4. Confirm AI usage is labeled **formatting-only**
+5. Reject bundle if:
+   - URL does not resolve
+   - Domain mismatch
+   - Non-public release
 
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-## Module 4 — AI Disclosure & Ethics (10 minutes)
-
-AI assistance:
-- Formatting only
-- User-initiated
-- Public documents only
-
-Every generated PDF includes an AI disclosure footer.
+## Applicable Authorities
+- Federal Rule of Evidence 902(5)
+- Federal Rule of Evidence 803(8)
+- Federal Rule of Evidence 1005
+- Judicial Conference guidance on electronic records
 
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-## Assessment Checklist
-
-☐ Understands scope limits  
-☐ Can identify misuse  
-☐ Can explain verification process  
-☐ Can escalate concerns  
+## What This Tool Is NOT
+- ❌ Not an e-discovery system
+- ❌ Not a filing system
+- ❌ Not an evidentiary certification authority
+- ❌ Not an AI analysis engine
 
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-## Certification
-
-Completion of this module **does not authorize** independent evidentiary determinations.
-
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+## Clerk Best Practice Note
+This bundle may be treated analogously to a **research appendix** or **informational exhibit list**,
+subject to judicial discretion.