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v7.15 · bounded evidence lifecycle

Evidence Pilot

Exactly five sealed-v7.14 P1 objects demonstrate how bounded claims, authoritative sources, exact locators, counterevidence, critic checks, and explicit gates can move research toward—never impersonate—deterministic evidence assessment.

Workflow demonstration, not findings. All five objects are ready for deterministic evidence assessment; none is governed-source assessed, evidence-supported, corroborated, verified, or eligible for publication.

What this pilot proves

Claims and sources remain distinct. Evidence assignment remains distinct from support. Automated critic checks remain distinct from deterministic evidence assessment. Publication eligibility remains distinct from deployment authorization.

Pilot objects
5
Evidence records
11
Exact locators
9
governed-source assessed
0
Publication eligible
0

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Pilot object 1 of 5 · ISSUE

Academic Freedom, Campus Pluralism & University Governance

issue:academic-freedom-campus-pluralism-and-university-governance
Research maturityREADY_FOR_AUTOMATED_ASSESSMENT PublicationNOT_ELIGIBLE EvidenceEVIDENCE_ASSIGNED_AWAITING_AUTOMATED_ASSESSMENT deterministic evidence assessmentNOT_EVALUATED CorroborationNOT_CORROBORATED VerificationNOT_VERIFIED

Bounded claim draft

For faculty at U.S. public universities, the First Amendment protects academic freedom as a constitutional concern, while the application of ordinary public-employee official-duty doctrine to scholarship or teaching remains expressly unresolved by Garcetti.

Important: this is a claim awaiting deterministic evidence assessment, not a verified finding.

Evidence gaps and publication blockers

Predecessor gaps: LOCATOR_WITHOUT_CLEAR_CLAIM, INSUFFICIENT_CORROBORATION, UNRESOLVED_CLAIM.

  • critic deterministic evidence assessment incomplete
  • reconciliation incomplete
  • required deterministic evidence assessment absent
Key sources and exact locators

Sources are evidence inputs; they are not the claim and their assignment does not create evidence support.

  • Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589 (1967)CONFIRMATORYCASE_REPORTER_PAGE: 385 U.S. 603
  • Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006)DISCONFIRMATORYCASE_REPORTER_PAGE: 547 U.S. 425

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Pilot object 2 of 5 · CATEGORY

Education, Science & Knowledge

education-science-knowledge
Research maturityREADY_FOR_AUTOMATED_ASSESSMENT PublicationNOT_ELIGIBLE EvidenceEVIDENCE_ASSIGNED_AWAITING_AUTOMATED_ASSESSMENT deterministic evidence assessmentNOT_EVALUATED CorroborationNOT_CORROBORATED VerificationNOT_VERIFIED

Bounded claim draft

Federal law assigns the Institute of Education Sciences a mission to provide reliable information about U.S. education condition and progress, access to educational opportunities, and program effectiveness; this mission does not establish the effectiveness of any particular program.

Important: this is a claim awaiting deterministic evidence assessment, not a verified finding.

Evidence gaps and publication blockers

Predecessor gaps: LOCATOR_WITHOUT_CLEAR_CLAIM, INSUFFICIENT_CORROBORATION, UNRESOLVED_CLAIM.

  • critic deterministic evidence assessment incomplete
  • reconciliation incomplete
  • required deterministic evidence assessment absent
Key sources and exact locators

Sources are evidence inputs; they are not the claim and their assignment does not create evidence support.

  • Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-279CONFIRMATORYSTATUTORY_PROVISION: Pub. L. 107-279 § 111(b)(1), 116 Stat. 1945; 20 U.S.C. § 9511

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Pilot object 3 of 5 · SUBCATEGORY

Learning Access, Finance & Governance

learning-access-finance-governance
Research maturityREADY_FOR_AUTOMATED_ASSESSMENT PublicationNOT_ELIGIBLE EvidenceEVIDENCE_ASSIGNED_AWAITING_AUTOMATED_ASSESSMENT deterministic evidence assessmentNOT_EVALUATED CorroborationNOT_CORROBORATED VerificationNOT_VERIFIED

Bounded claim draft

Covered U.S. postsecondary institutions must provide a net-price calculator under HEA § 132(h), but its result is an estimate that may change and is neither a final aid award nor binding on the institution.

Important: this is a claim awaiting deterministic evidence assessment, not a verified finding.

Evidence gaps and publication blockers

Predecessor gaps: LOCATOR_WITHOUT_CLEAR_CLAIM, INSUFFICIENT_CORROBORATION, UNRESOLVED_CLAIM.

  • critic deterministic evidence assessment incomplete
  • reconciliation incomplete
  • required deterministic evidence assessment absent
Key sources and exact locators

Sources are evidence inputs; they are not the claim and their assignment does not create evidence support.

  • 2024–2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook, Appendix E: Institutional Reporting and Disclosure RequirementsCONFIRMATORYSECTION: Appendix E, “Net Price Calculator,” HEA § 132(h)(3)–(4); cross-reference Volume 2, Chapter 6
  • 2024–2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook, Appendix E: Institutional Reporting and Disclosure RequirementsMIXEDSECTION: Appendix E, “Net Price Calculator” disclaimer requirements

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Pilot object 4 of 5 · INTERSECTIONAL_THEME · K7

Administrative Discretion & Accountability × Cross-System Compounding & Intersectional Amplification × Cumulative & Intergenerational Disadvantage × Data Classification & Measurement Fidelity × Remedy, Retaliation & Access to Redress × Spatial Segregation & Unequal Access × Unequal Resource Allocation & Public Investment

k7:a9740b207405e659e26d
Research maturityREADY_FOR_AUTOMATED_ASSESSMENT PublicationNOT_ELIGIBLE EvidenceEVIDENCE_ASSIGNED_AWAITING_AUTOMATED_ASSESSMENT deterministic evidence assessmentNOT_EVALUATED CorroborationNOT_CORROBORATED VerificationNOT_VERIFIED

Bounded claim draft

For covered U.S. federal high-impact AI uses, OMB M-25-21 requires impact assessment, testing, human oversight, and appeal or evidence-assessment processes; those controls do not establish the asserted seven-way interaction among all constituent research issues.

Important: this is a claim awaiting deterministic evidence assessment, not a verified finding.

Evidence gaps and publication blockers

Predecessor gaps: SOURCE_WITHOUT_LOCATOR, INSUFFICIENT_CORROBORATION, UNRESOLVED_MECHANISM.

  • critic deterministic evidence assessment incomplete
  • reconciliation incomplete
  • required deterministic evidence assessment absent
  • unresolved required mechanism
  • subset evidence incomplete
Key sources and exact locators

Sources are evidence inputs; they are not the claim and their assignment does not create evidence support.

  • OMB Memorandum M-25-21: Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public TrustCONFIRMATORYSECTION: § 4(b)(ii)–(vi), PDF pages 15–16
  • Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), NIST AI 100-1CONTEXT_ONLYSECTION: NIST AI 100-1, Executive Summary and Framework scope

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Pilot object 5 of 5 · INTERSECTIONAL_THEME · K2

Institutional Racially Unequal Protection × Racially Unequal Institutional Access

k2:ac85406ad32a4a9a
Research maturityREADY_FOR_AUTOMATED_ASSESSMENT PublicationNOT_ELIGIBLE EvidenceEVIDENCE_ASSIGNED_AWAITING_AUTOMATED_ASSESSMENT deterministic evidence assessmentNOT_EVALUATED CorroborationNOT_CORROBORATED VerificationNOT_VERIFIED

Bounded claim draft

Title VI prohibits intentional race, color, or national-origin exclusion from or unequal treatment in federally assisted programs, but Alexander v. Sandoval limits private enforcement by recognizing no private right of action to enforce disparate-impact regulations under Title VI.

Important: this is a claim awaiting deterministic evidence assessment, not a verified finding.

Evidence gaps and publication blockers

Predecessor gaps: SOURCE_WITHOUT_LOCATOR, INSUFFICIENT_CORROBORATION, UNRESOLVED_MECHANISM.

  • critic deterministic evidence assessment incomplete
  • reconciliation incomplete
  • required deterministic evidence assessment absent
  • unresolved required mechanism
Key sources and exact locators

Sources are evidence inputs; they are not the claim and their assignment does not create evidence support.

  • 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)CONFIRMATORYSTATUTORY_PROVISION: 42 U.S.C. § 2000d; 2023 U.S. Code, Title 42, page 5220
  • Alexander v. Sandoval, 532 U.S. 275 (2001)DISCONFIRMATORYCASE_REPORTER_PAGE: 532 U.S. 293

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