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UChicago Law bans devices for first-years, limits AI use.

7/11/2026

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University of Chicago Law School will ban first-year students from phones, tablets, and laptops in class this fall.
The ban is intended to force students to think critically, strategically, and independently without AI.
Professors may assign classroom scribes and allow devices only for tasks such as in-class polling.
Students may use AI for research but cannot let AI write assignments, while faculty will review AI-generated work.

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Story summary

University of Chicago Law School will ban first-year students from phones, tablets, and laptops in class this fall.
The ban is intended to force students to think critically, strategically, and independently without AI.
Professors may assign classroom scribes and allow devices only for tasks such as in-class polling.
Students may use AI for research but cannot let AI write assignments, while faculty will review AI-generated work.