Morning Docket: 08.28.26

A lawsuit alleges Elon Musk's xAI used child sexual abuse material to train its Grok AI models, according to Ars Technica. The suit claims the training data included illegal content, raising concerns about AI training practices. Additionally, a court rejected the Defense Department's argument to ban Anthropic's AI tool as a national security threat, per Law360.

Proskauer associates in UK appalled by firm's approach to maternity leave. 'Murica Roll on Friday https://www.rollonfriday.com/news-content/exclusive-proskauer-associate-upset-firms-cheap-maternity-pay-policy According to a lawsuit, which AI model was trained on child porn and why is it you already knew it was Grok? Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/elon-musks-xai-used-child-porn-to-train-grok-models-lawsuit-says/ John Morgan says $30 million & a fully paid-off house is the key to financial security. Tell me about it. Polymarket via Twitter https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2093053861741174927?s=20 Deloitte agrees to pay $20 million to settle dubious claims raised by the administration. Surrendering to Trump... not just for law firms anymore ESG Today https://www.esgtoday.com/deloitte-to-pay-over-20-million-to-settle-u-s-anti-dei-case/ The health system related to the Boomer paradise known as The Villages will pay over half a billion to clear up allegations of fraud. Bloomberg Law News https://news.bloomberglaw.com/federal-contracting/florida-health-system-agrees-to-542-million-fraud-settlement Massive datacenter accused of breaking the law. If you can't trust a data center, then who can you even trust? Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/27/new-jersey-vineland-datacenter-permits Bank of America settling with Epstein victims for $72.5 million. Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/court-approves-bank-americas-725-million-settlement-with-epstein-accusers-2026-08-27/ Court rejects Defense Department's "maybe we can ban Anthropic's fancy autocorrect as a national security threat" argument. Law360 https://www.law360.com/articles/2518886/anthropic-judge-rejects-trump-s-nat-l-security-blank-check- The post Morning Docket: 08.28.26 https://abovethelaw.com/2026/08/morning-docket-08-28-26/ appeared first on Above the Law https://abovethelaw.com .