---
title: "List the authorities in a brief for the lawyer to verify before filing"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/verify-every-authority-in-a-brief-before-filing/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A5-B6-1-US"
practice_area: "Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List the authorities in a brief for the lawyer to verify before filing

> Extract every case, statute, and rule citation as it appears in the draft, with the page, and leave the verification column blank. Do not mark a citation as correct and do not add a case.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/verify-every-authority-in-a-brief-before-filing/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Extract every case, statute, and rule citation as it appears in the draft, with the page, and leave the verification column blank. Do not mark a citation as correct and do not add a case. |
| What the lawyer must review | Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b) provides that an attorney who presents a paper to the court certifies, after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, that the claims, defenses, and other legal contentions are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for extending, modifying, or reversing existing law or for establishing new law. A citation the lawyer has not checked cannot support that certification. ABA Formal Opinion 512 (29 July 2024) warns that a generative tool can produce citations that are not real and that the lawyer must check the output. The lawyer compares each citation with the reporter, the official code, or the court rule. The tool does not perform that comparison and does not declare a result. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Verify every authority in a brief before filing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution/verify-every-authority-in-a-brief-before-filing.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Extract every case, statute, and rule citation as it appears in the draft, with the page, and leave the verification column blank. Do not mark a citation as correct and do not add a case.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A citation that looks well formed is not a verified citation. The verification column stays blank until the lawyer fills it.
- Rule 11(d) takes discovery papers out of Rule 11 and into Rules 26 through 37. This list is for a brief or other paper that Rule 11 covers.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (representations to the court)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*