# Law School Teaching Syllabus ### FOIA, Evidence, and Responsible AI ## Course Module Title **Public Records, FOIA, and AI-Assisted Legal Research** --- ## Learning Objectives Students will: - Understand FOIA Electronic Reading Rooms - Practice Bluebook citation of government records - Evaluate AI-assisted research ethically - Distinguish evidence from analysis --- ## Required Tool **Federal FOIA Intelligence Search** --- ## Week 1 — FOIA Foundations - FOIA statutory framework - Agency reading rooms - Redaction and exemptions --- ## Week 2 — Evidence & Citation - Bluebook rules for government documents - Exhibit numbering - Tables of Authorities --- ## Week 3 — AI as Research Assistant - AI opt-in ethics - Hallucination risks - Disclosure requirements --- ## Week 4 — Litigation Appendix Exercise Students generate: - Exhibit appendix - Citation list - Integrity hashes --- ## Ethics Discussion Topics: - AI misuse in litigation - Transparency vs automation - Professional responsibility --- ## Assessment ✔ Citation accuracy ✔ Ethical reasoning ✔ Source verification --- ## Instructor Note AI outputs are explicitly **not admissible evidence**.