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Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden
U.S. Court of International Trade

What the order required, in plain words, from the court’s own document.

History: Judge Vaden left the bench on 7 July 2025, so no cases are assigned to him and this order binds nobody. The document is still hosted by the court but is no longer linked from it. Shown as history. Verified 30 July 2026.

What it required

Any submission containing text drafted with generative AI must be accompanied by a disclosure notice identifying the program and the specific portions of AI-drafted text, and a certification that use of the program did not disclose confidential or business proprietary information to any unauthorized party.

The order's own words

“A disclosure notice that identifies the program used and the specific portions of text that have been so drafted”

Date

Issued 8 June 2023

The source

Read the court's own document

How the attorney's receipt answers this order

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Every fact on this page was re-read against the court’s own document on 30 July 2026. Standing orders change; confirm against the judge's live page before filing. This page is information, not legal advice.