Judge denies xAI’s request to block Minnesota ban on ‘nudify’ apps
A U.S. judge has denied xAI's request to block a new Minnesota law that bans apps capable of creating non-consensual sexualized images. The judge ruled that the company's delay in filing the request suggested that the harm was not sufficiently immediate to warrant an emergency injunction.
Why it matters
This case sets a precedent for how states may regulate AI-generated content and the legal challenges tech companies face when attempting to block such legislation.
Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward, according to NBC News .
U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank’s ruling focused as much on the timing of xAI’s lawsuit as on the substance of the law itself. Frank wrote that xAI filed its request for a temporary restraining order “on July 29, 2026, nearly three months after the law was signed, and only three days before the law is set to take effect” on August 1.
“Such a delay in bringing the action and the motion suggests that harm is not immediate,” Frank said.
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