A U.S. District Judge has denied a request from xAI to block a new Minnesota nudify ban, allowing the legislation to take effect immediately. Judge Donovan Frank rejected the temporary restraining order, citing the company's significant delay in filing the legal challenge. The law, which prohibits apps that generate non-consensual sexualized images, remains active while the broader lawsuit proceeds in federal court.
Why did the court deny the request?
The court rejected the temporary restraining order primarily due to the timing of the filing. Judge Donovan Frank noted that xAI submitted its request nearly three months after the law was signed and only three days before it was scheduled to take effect. The judge concluded that such a significant delay in bringing the action suggested that the alleged harm was not immediate enough to warrant emergency intervention.
Status of the legal challenge
Although the request for an immediate block was rejected, the underlying lawsuit against the Minnesota nudify ban will continue. In its legal filings, xAI has argued that the legislation is overinclusive and that there are far less restrictive alternatives available to achieve the same regulatory goals. The state's law, which is the first of its kind in the United States, remains in effect as the litigation moves forward in federal court.
