ACUS’s most notable activity is making formal recommendations to the President, federal agencies, Congress, and the Judicial Conference of the United States. A project initiated to formulate such a recommendation most often begins with a research study conducted by an academic consultant(s). The study results in a report that is usually placed before a committee of ACUS members. The committee drafts a proposed recommendation, if it deems one appropriate, for the Assembly’s consideration. With the Council’s approval, the Chairman may place the proposal before the Assembly for debate at a plenary session. The Assembly may adopt it, with or without amendments, as a formal ACUS recommendation. Adopted recommendations are published in the Federal Register and on the ACUS website.
This project considers how artificial intelligence (AI) tools can be used to identify rules that are outdated or redundant; that contain typographical errors or inaccurate cross-references; or...
