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==== Journalism, reference works, and online content ====

* ''[[In re OpenAI Inc Copyright Infringement Litigation|In re OpenAI, Inc., Copyright Infringement Litigation]]'' (S.D.N.Y.) — News publishers seek summary judgment on copyright claims; September 17, 2026 redacted brief presents their arguments.

* ''[[Doe v GitHub Inc|Doe v. GitHub, Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.; 9th Cir.) — Open-source code attribution litigation; dismissal of the DMCA claim affirmed, with contract claims remaining.

* ''[[The Seattle Times Company and Newsday LLC v OpenAI Inc et al|The Seattle Times Company and Newsday LLC v. OpenAI Inc. et al.]]'' (S.D.N.Y.) — The Seattle Times Company and Newsday LLC allege that OpenAI and Microsoft copied their journalism for generative-AI training and outputs without permission; copyright, DMCA, and trademark claims were filed September 4, 2026.

* ''[[ANI Media Pvt Ltd v OpenAI Inc|ANI Media Pvt Ltd. v. OpenAI Inc.]]'' (Delhi H.C., India) — ANI alleges OpenAI used its news reports for ChatGPT training; the Delhi High Court denied interim relief on July 24, 2026 after prima facie findings favoring OpenAI.

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==== Music and lyrics ====

* ''[[UMG Recordings Inc v Suno Inc (2026)|UMG Recordings v. Suno (2026)]]'' (D. Mass.) — Second label action alleging infringement involving 60,202 recordings.

* ''[[UMG Recordings Inc v DistroKid LLC|UMG Recordings, Inc. v. DistroKid, LLC]]'' (D. Del.) — Labels allege copyright infringement and deceptive distribution of AI-generated music.

* ''[[SOCAN v Suno Inc|SOCAN v. Suno Inc.]]'' (Fed. Ct., Can.) — Canada’s music-rights organization alleges that Suno infringes performing rights by generating and streaming outputs that replicate songs in SOCAN’s repertoire; the Federal Court of Canada action was filed September 2, 2026.

* ''[[Sony Music Publishing et al v Anthropic PBC et al|Sony Music Publishing et al. v. Anthropic PBC et al.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, and affiliated publishers allege Anthropic copied protected lyrics and sheet music through torrenting, scraping, model training, and Claude outputs; copyright and copyright-management-information claims were filed August 28, 2026.

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* ''[[Businessing LLC v Runway AI Inc|Businessing LLC v. Runway AI Inc.]]'' (S.D.N.Y.) — Businessing LLC, operator of Ali Spagnola’s YouTube channel, alleges DMCA violations in a complaint filed February 27, 2026 in S.D.N.Y.

* ''[[Chmura v Snap Inc|Chmura v. Snap Inc.]]'' (C.D. Cal.) — YouTuber sues Snap Inc for DMCA circumvention in AI video training (February 2026).

=== Insurance Coverage Cases ===

* ''[[Citizens Insurance Company of America v Wynndalco Enterprises|Citizens Insurance Co. of America v. Wynndalco Enterprises, LLC]]'' (7th Cir.) — Duty to defend biometric-privacy claims involving Clearview AI’s facial-recognition technology.

=== AI-Assisted Insurance Benefit Decisions ===

* ''[[Estate of Gene B. Lokken v UnitedHealth Group|Estate of Gene B. Lokken v. UnitedHealth Group]]'' (D. Minn.) — Proposed class action challenging alleged use of nH Predict to terminate Medicare Advantage post-acute-care coverage.

=== Employment Discrimination Cases ===

* ''[[Doe Employees v Meta Platforms Inc|Doe Employees v. Meta Platforms Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Current and former employees allege AI-assisted layoff decisions discriminated against workers with disabilities or protected leave.

* ''[[Mobley v Workday Inc|Mobley v. Workday Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Alleged discrimination by automated hiring tools; June 22 and July 1, 2026 orders narrowed claims and directed an amended complaint.

* ''[[Mobley v Workday Inc|Mobley v. Workday Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Alleged discrimination by automated hiring tools; June 22 and July 1, 2026 orders narrowed claims and directed an amended complaint; July 28, 2026: discovery limits upheld for protected customer applicant data.

=== Antitrust Cases ===

* ''[[X Corp and X.AI LLC v Apple Inc et al|X Corp. and X.AI LLC v. Apple Inc. et al.]]'' (N.D. Tex.) — Alleged exclusion of competing chatbots through Apple’s integration of ChatGPT.

* ''[[Buist v Anthropic PBC|Buist v. Anthropic PBC]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Consumers allege unlawful coordination to slow AI-product improvement.

* ''[[United States v RealPage Inc|United States v. RealPage, Inc.]]'' (M.D.N.C.) — Federal algorithmic-rent litigation; Pinnacle settlement proposed, with public comments invited September 18, 2026.

* ''[[X Corp and X.AI LLC v Apple Inc et al|X Corp. and X.AI LLC v. Apple Inc. et al.]]'' (N.D. Tex.) — Alleged exclusion of competing chatbots through Apple’s integration of ChatGPT; September 15, 2026 order requires private review of agreements resolving Apple claims.

=== Corporate Governance Cases ===

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=== Privacy Cases ===

* ''[[Robinson v Meta Platforms Inc|Robinson v. Meta Platforms, Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Voiceprint data-use claim dismissed based on consent reflected in the pleaded terms and disclosures.

* ''[[Lowery v Suno Inc|Lowery v. Suno, Inc.]]'' (D. Mass.) — Musicians allege Suno commercially exploits name-indexed identities and voiceprints through AI-generated music; publicity-rights and biometric-privacy claims were filed August 31, 2026.

* ''[[Pandiscia v Twitch Interactive Inc|Pandiscia v. Twitch Interactive, Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Proposed class action alleging Twitch and Amazon used creators’ video streams without permission or compensation to train Amazon generative-AI products.

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=== AI-Assisted Filings and Attorney Sanctions ===

* ''[[Hancox v Sutherland|Hancox v. Sutherland and Others]]'' (Emp. App. Trib., U.K.) — September 17, 2026 judgment addresses litigants’ responsibility for AI-assisted filings; one appeal ground proceeds to a full hearing.

* ''[[Beus Gilbert PLLC v Brigham Young University|Beus Gilbert PLLC v. Brigham Young University]]'' (D. Utah) — Rule 11 sanctions against attorneys for unverified AI-assisted briefing.

* ''[[State v Sandoval|State v. Sandoval / In re Stephen D. Aarons]]'' (N.M.) — Attorney contempt for unverified AI-assisted briefing; criminal appeal continues.

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=== Constitutional and Regulatory Challenges ===

* ''[[Accountability in State Government v Knudsen|Accountability in State Government v. Knudsen]]'' (D. Mont.) — Challenge to Montana’s AI election-communication law; preliminary relief protects the named plaintiffs.

* ''[[XAI LLC v Ellison|X.AI LLC v. Ellison]]'' (D. Minn.) — First Amendment challenge to Minnesota’s AI nudification law; preliminary injunction denied September 4, 2026.

* ''[[The Babylon Bee v Castillo|The Babylon Bee v. Castillo]]'' (D.N.M.) — First Amendment challenge to New Mexico HB 182's disclaimer requirements for AI-generated political satire (August 2026).

* ''[[Anthropic PBC v U.S. Department of War|Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Court ruled for Anthropic on August 27, 2026, finding the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk measures violated the First Amendment and due process.

* ''[[XAI v Bonta|XAI v. Bonta]]'' (C.D. Cal.) — xAI challenges California AB 2013 AI training data transparency law on First Amendment, Takings, and Due Process grounds; preliminary injunction denied March 4, 2026 (December 2025).

* ''[[~~XAI Corp~~ v Weiser|xAI v. Weiser]]'' (D. Colo.) — xAI challenges Colorado AI Act on constitutional grounds; DOJ intervenes alongside xAI (~~2025–present~~).

* ''[[X.AI LLC v. Weiser|xAI v. Weiser]]'' (D. Colo.) — xAI challenges Colorado AI Act on constitutional grounds; DOJ intervenes alongside xAI (filed April 9, 2026).

=== Computer Access and AI Agents ===

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 ==== Journalism, reference works, and online content ====
+* ''[[In re OpenAI Inc Copyright Infringement Litigation|In re OpenAI, Inc., Copyright Infringement Litigation]]'' (S.D.N.Y.) — News publishers seek summary judgment on copyright claims; September 17, 2026 redacted brief presents their arguments.
+* ''[[Doe v GitHub Inc|Doe v. GitHub, Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.; 9th Cir.) — Open-source code attribution litigation; dismissal of the DMCA claim affirmed, with contract claims remaining.
 * ''[[The Seattle Times Company and Newsday LLC v OpenAI Inc et al|The Seattle Times Company and Newsday LLC v. OpenAI Inc. et al.]]'' (S.D.N.Y.) — The Seattle Times Company and Newsday LLC allege that OpenAI and Microsoft copied their journalism for generative-AI training and outputs without permission; copyright, DMCA, and trademark claims were filed September 4, 2026.
 * ''[[ANI Media Pvt Ltd v OpenAI Inc|ANI Media Pvt Ltd. v. OpenAI Inc.]]'' (Delhi H.C., India) — ANI alleges OpenAI used its news reports for ChatGPT training; the Delhi High Court denied interim relief on July 24, 2026 after prima facie findings favoring OpenAI.
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 ==== Music and lyrics ====
+* ''[[UMG Recordings Inc v Suno Inc (2026)|UMG Recordings v. Suno (2026)]]'' (D. Mass.) — Second label action alleging infringement involving 60,202 recordings.
+* ''[[UMG Recordings Inc v DistroKid LLC|UMG Recordings, Inc. v. DistroKid, LLC]]'' (D. Del.) — Labels allege copyright infringement and deceptive distribution of AI-generated music.
 * ''[[SOCAN v Suno Inc|SOCAN v. Suno Inc.]]'' (Fed. Ct., Can.) — Canada’s music-rights organization alleges that Suno infringes performing rights by generating and streaming outputs that replicate songs in SOCAN’s repertoire; the Federal Court of Canada action was filed September 2, 2026.
 * ''[[Sony Music Publishing et al v Anthropic PBC et al|Sony Music Publishing et al. v. Anthropic PBC et al.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, and affiliated publishers allege Anthropic copied protected lyrics and sheet music through torrenting, scraping, model training, and Claude outputs; copyright and copyright-management-information claims were filed August 28, 2026.
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 * ''[[Businessing LLC v Runway AI Inc|Businessing LLC v. Runway AI Inc.]]'' (S.D.N.Y.) — Businessing LLC, operator of Ali Spagnola’s YouTube channel, alleges DMCA violations in a complaint filed February 27, 2026 in S.D.N.Y.
 * ''[[Chmura v Snap Inc|Chmura v. Snap Inc.]]'' (C.D. Cal.) — YouTuber sues Snap Inc for DMCA circumvention in AI video training (February 2026).
+=== Insurance Coverage Cases ===
+* ''[[Citizens Insurance Company of America v Wynndalco Enterprises|Citizens Insurance Co. of America v. Wynndalco Enterprises, LLC]]'' (7th Cir.) — Duty to defend biometric-privacy claims involving Clearview AI’s facial-recognition technology.
+=== AI-Assisted Insurance Benefit Decisions ===
+* ''[[Estate of Gene B. Lokken v UnitedHealth Group|Estate of Gene B. Lokken v. UnitedHealth Group]]'' (D. Minn.) — Proposed class action challenging alleged use of nH Predict to terminate Medicare Advantage post-acute-care coverage.
 === Employment Discrimination Cases ===
 * ''[[Doe Employees v Meta Platforms Inc|Doe Employees v. Meta Platforms Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Current and former employees allege AI-assisted layoff decisions discriminated against workers with disabilities or protected leave.
-* ''[[Mobley v Workday Inc|Mobley v. Workday Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Alleged discrimination by automated hiring tools; June 22 and July 1, 2026 orders narrowed claims and directed an amended complaint.
+* ''[[Mobley v Workday Inc|Mobley v. Workday Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Alleged discrimination by automated hiring tools; June 22 and July 1, 2026 orders narrowed claims and directed an amended complaint; July 28, 2026: discovery limits upheld for protected customer applicant data.
 === Antitrust Cases ===
-* ''[[X Corp and X.AI LLC v Apple Inc et al|X Corp. and X.AI LLC v. Apple Inc. et al.]]'' (N.D. Tex.) — Alleged exclusion of competing chatbots through Apple’s integration of ChatGPT.
+* ''[[Buist v Anthropic PBC|Buist v. Anthropic PBC]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Consumers allege unlawful coordination to slow AI-product improvement.
+* ''[[United States v RealPage Inc|United States v. RealPage, Inc.]]'' (M.D.N.C.) — Federal algorithmic-rent litigation; Pinnacle settlement proposed, with public comments invited September 18, 2026.
+* ''[[X Corp and X.AI LLC v Apple Inc et al|X Corp. and X.AI LLC v. Apple Inc. et al.]]'' (N.D. Tex.) — Alleged exclusion of competing chatbots through Apple’s integration of ChatGPT; September 15, 2026 order requires private review of agreements resolving Apple claims.
 === Corporate Governance Cases ===
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 === Privacy Cases ===
+* ''[[Robinson v Meta Platforms Inc|Robinson v. Meta Platforms, Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Voiceprint data-use claim dismissed based on consent reflected in the pleaded terms and disclosures.
 * ''[[Lowery v Suno Inc|Lowery v. Suno, Inc.]]'' (D. Mass.) — Musicians allege Suno commercially exploits name-indexed identities and voiceprints through AI-generated music; publicity-rights and biometric-privacy claims were filed August 31, 2026.
 * ''[[Pandiscia v Twitch Interactive Inc|Pandiscia v. Twitch Interactive, Inc.]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Proposed class action alleging Twitch and Amazon used creators’ video streams without permission or compensation to train Amazon generative-AI products.
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 === AI-Assisted Filings and Attorney Sanctions ===
+* ''[[Hancox v Sutherland|Hancox v. Sutherland and Others]]'' (Emp. App. Trib., U.K.) — September 17, 2026 judgment addresses litigants’ responsibility for AI-assisted filings; one appeal ground proceeds to a full hearing.
 * ''[[Beus Gilbert PLLC v Brigham Young University|Beus Gilbert PLLC v. Brigham Young University]]'' (D. Utah) — Rule 11 sanctions against attorneys for unverified AI-assisted briefing.
 * ''[[State v Sandoval|State v. Sandoval / In re Stephen D. Aarons]]'' (N.M.) — Attorney contempt for unverified AI-assisted briefing; criminal appeal continues.
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 === Constitutional and Regulatory Challenges ===
+* ''[[Accountability in State Government v Knudsen|Accountability in State Government v. Knudsen]]'' (D. Mont.) — Challenge to Montana’s AI election-communication law; preliminary relief protects the named plaintiffs.
 * ''[[XAI LLC v Ellison|X.AI LLC v. Ellison]]'' (D. Minn.) — First Amendment challenge to Minnesota’s AI nudification law; preliminary injunction denied September 4, 2026.
 * ''[[The Babylon Bee v Castillo|The Babylon Bee v. Castillo]]'' (D.N.M.) — First Amendment challenge to New Mexico HB 182's disclaimer requirements for AI-generated political satire (August 2026).
 * ''[[Anthropic PBC v U.S. Department of War|Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War]]'' (N.D. Cal.) — Court ruled for Anthropic on August 27, 2026, finding the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk measures violated the First Amendment and due process.
 * ''[[XAI v Bonta|XAI v. Bonta]]'' (C.D. Cal.) — xAI challenges California AB 2013 AI training data transparency law on First Amendment, Takings, and Due Process grounds; preliminary injunction denied March 4, 2026 (December 2025).
-* ''[[XAI Corp v Weiser|xAI v. Weiser]]'' (D. Colo.) — xAI challenges Colorado AI Act on constitutional grounds; DOJ intervenes alongside xAI (2025–present).
+* ''[[X.AI LLC v. Weiser|xAI v. Weiser]]'' (D. Colo.) — xAI challenges Colorado AI Act on constitutional grounds; DOJ intervenes alongside xAI (filed April 9, 2026).
 === Computer Access and AI Agents ===