Since the first widely reported cases of fabricated citations, hundreds of judges have issued standing orders addressing generative AI in filings. The result is a patchwork that litigators must navigate matter by matter.

Three models dominate: certification that a human verified all citations, disclosure of whether AI was used, and outright limits on use for certain filings. The trend is toward verification rather than prohibition.

Several state supreme courts are now considering uniform rules, which would bring welcome consistency. Until then, litigation teams should maintain a living checklist of local requirements.

The deeper point: courts are not anti-technology. They are pro-accountability. Any workflow that keeps a human signature meaningful will survive the rules to come.