Judges' Standing Orders on AI in Court Filings Quiz

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1. Which 2023 case, in which lawyers cited decisions that ChatGPT had invented, set off the spread of AI standing orders?
   • Loper Bright v. Raimondo
   • Mata v. Avianca
   • Thaler v. Perlmutter
   • Moffatt v. Air Canada
2. What did Judge Brantley Starr's 2023 order in the Northern District of Texas require attorneys to file?
   • A list of every software program used in the office
   • A fee to cover the court's AI detection costs
   • A copy of the full chat log with the AI tool
   • A certificate stating that no generative AI was used, or that a human checked any AI-drafted language
3. Why did critics say Judge Michael Baylson's June 2023 order was too broad?
   • It covered any use of AI, which could include ordinary research tools
   • It applied only to self-represented litigants
   • It banned lawyers from using computers
   • It required lawyers to register with a federal agency
4. Why have some courts decided AI-specific rules are unnecessary?
   • AI tools cannot be used to draft legal documents
   • Only appellate courts can regulate filings
   • Existing rules such as Rule 11 already make signers responsible for accurate legal contentions
   • Congress has passed a national AI filing statute
5. What did the Fifth Circuit do with its proposed AI certification rule?
   • Adopted it nationwide for all federal courts
   • Considered it and declined to adopt it in 2024
   • Made it apply only to criminal cases
   • Replaced it with an outright ban on AI
6. What do confidentiality-focused AI orders mainly warn filers against?
   • Entering sealed or protected material into public AI tools
   • Using spell-check on briefs
   • Filing documents electronically
   • Citing unpublished opinions
7. Before filing in an unfamiliar court, where should a lawyer look for AI requirements?
   • Only the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
   • A national AI filing registry
   • The AI vendor's terms of service
   • The judge's individual practices, the local rules and any case-specific orders
8. In the verification protocol this guide describes, which step confirms that a cited case is still good law?
   • Asking the same AI tool whether the case exists
   • Checking that the case name sounds plausible
   • Running the case through a citator such as KeyCite or Shepard's
   • Searching for the case on social media