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Supreme Court Orders AI Rules; AZB Launches Harvey AI

7/19/2026

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Supreme Court AI

Supreme Court voided the precedent ruling in July 2026 and ordered the Bar Council of India to draft AI disciplinary rules.
AZB & Partners launched Harvey AI in September 2025, opened an office and aims at a US$67.4 billion market by 2030.
Chief Justice Surya Kant reconstituted the Supreme Court AI Committee in December 2025, issuing June 2026 draft regulations that require AI disclosure and ban AI from deciding cases or bail.

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UChicago Law Bans

University of Chicago Law School will ban laptops, phones and tablets for first-year students beginning fall 2026 to protect the Socratic method.
Dean Adam Chilton said an in-person oral exam will accompany the required research paper to test AI-free advocacy skills.
In May 2026, UC Berkeley law school barred AI for any credit-bearing work starting summer 2026.
In June 2026, the UT Austin law dean ordered faculty to keep classrooms free of screens and AI.

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Historical Context

The ABA’s pattern of tightening professional rules—illustrated by its 2006 $185,000 fine for breaching a consent decree—demonstrates its readiness to enforce ethical updates. That legacy informs today’s tech-focused challenges, as the Supreme Court of India’s AI ruling and AZB & Partners’ Harvey launch echo the same push for competence, and the association also revised accreditation data requirements in 2014, reinforcing its role in shaping practice standards.

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Supreme Court AI

Supreme Court voided the precedent ruling in July 2026 and ordered the Bar Council of India to draft AI disciplinary rules.
AZB & Partners launched Harvey AI in September 2025, opened an office and aims at a US$67.4 billion market by 2030.
Chief Justice Surya Kant reconstituted the Supreme Court AI Committee in December 2025, issuing June 2026 draft regulations that require AI disclosure and ban AI from deciding cases or bail.

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