The Reasonable Inquiry

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• New York's courts won't ask if you used AI. They'll ask if you checked.

  2026-11-05

  The takeaway: New York's court system told lawyers they may use AI in court papers without telling the judge, but a human must confirm every citation and quotation, and the prudent lawyer keeps a record of how it was done.

• A federal appeals court may soon require lawyers to certify they checked their quotes

  2026-10-20

  The takeaway: Courts are moving past "did the case exist?" A proposed federal rule would make lawyers confirm that every quotation in an AI-assisted filing is accurate, and courts on both sides of the Atlantic are already sanctioning lawyers who don't.

• The Reasonable Inquiry — October 5, 2026

  2026-10-05

  Courts are done asking whether lawyers use AI. They're asking who checked.

• The case was real. The lawyer still got the order.

  2026-09-08

  "Does it exist?" is the wrong question. Here's the right three.