United States v. Heppner

Three federal court decisions issued between Feb. 10 and Mar. 30, 2026 addressed whether materials created with public generative AI platforms are protected by attorney-client privilege or the work pr…

A teenager's ChatGPT history became evidence in a civil lawsuit, and in the 2026 federal case United States v. Heppner, Judge Jed Rakoff ruled that documents a defendant created through Anthropic's Cl…

AI notetakers like Otter.ai and Fireflies have become common in corporate video calls, but a wave of lawsuits, a federal court ruling on privilege waiver, and the EU AI Act's August 2026 deadline are …