Musk asks court to remove Altman, restore OpenAI’s mission as charitable nonprofitELON MUSK’S LAWSUIT against Sam Altman and OpenAI has offered plenty of twists and turns since its dramatic filing in San Francisco state court in Apr 09 26April 09, 2026Article at Local News Matters
We asked Perplexity’s chatbot to weigh in on the lawsuit against it. Here’s what it told usA UTAH MAN IDENTIFIED ONLY AS JOHN DOE brought a class action lawsuit last week against Perplexity, the San Francisco based AI developer that contends the Apr 08 26April 08, 2026Article at Local News Matters
Bombshell AI class action suit alleges users’ chats with Perplexity go straight to Meta, GoogleA massive 135-page lawsuit against artificial intelligence developer Perplexity AI Inc. landed in federal court in San Francisco on Tuesday. Apr 02 26April 02, 2026Article at Redwood City Pulse
Federal judge skeptical of government’s blacklisting of Anthropic amid policy disputeA federal judge heard arguments Tuesday on a motion by Anthropic PBC, a leading San Francisco artificial intelligence developer, to block the federal A federal judge heard arguments on Anthropic’s request to block a U.S. Defense Department designation labeling the AI company a “supply chain risk” and barring it from government contracts. Mar 25 26March 25, 2026Article at Local News Matters
Judge fast-tracks hearing on Anthropic’s injunction request against War DepartmentCalling the matter “consequential for both sides,” a federal judge in San Francisco has set an expedited hearing on artificial intelligence developer Mar 12 26March 12, 2026Article at Local News Matters
Let’s make a deal: I convinced Claude to sign an NDA — is an AI contract legally binding?Let's make a deal I convinced Claude to give me an NDA —can a chatbot legally bind its creator? By Joe Dworetzky • Bay City News In the new world where we Feb 28 26February 28, 2026Article at Local News Matters
Thawing ICE: Minneapolis protesters defy the cold and federal forces in ongoing solidarityPART 2 ON SATURDAY MORNING, I decided to visit the place where Renée Good was killed. The day was bright and clear in that brilliant way you get when it Feb 04 26February 04, 2026Article at Local News Matters
On frozen ground in Minneapolis: Why I went — and what I saw as press freedom is testedA local reporter heads to Minneapolis to put his (winter) boots on the ground where so much is at stake. Feb 03 26February 03, 2026Article at Piedmont Exedra
Sunshine and Shadows: Part 2 — SF purged scores of public records from search portalHow San Francisco purged scores of records requests that were available to the public By Joe Dworetzky ✹ Bay City News PART II In late February 2025, a Jun 22 25June 22, 2025Article at Local News Matters
Sunshine and Shadows: Part 1 — SF agencies hiding thousands of public records requestsSan Francisco departments hide thousands of public records requests despite sunshine law By Joe Dworetzky ✹ Bay City News PART I San Francisco prides Jun 21 25June 21, 2025Article at Local News Matters
Want to access San Francisco public records? Here’s what you need to submit a requestTHE PROCESS FOR requesting public records in San Francisco on the NextRequest platform is very easy and can all be done online. You can make a request in Jun 21 25June 21, 2025Article at Local News Matters
‘See you in court’: Bay Area handling flood of litigation against Trump’s executive decreesJUDGES IN THE FEDERAL COURT that handles cases in the Bay Area find themselves presiding over a bevy of cases that stem from the executive orders that May 29 25May 29, 2025Article at Local News Matters
‘Whack-a-mole’ politics: Bay Area injunction protecting international students expandsTHE OTHER SHOE DROPPED Thursday in Oakland when a federal judge expanded his earlier order protecting the immigration status of two dozen international May 26 25May 26, 2025Article at Local News Matters
Into the data breach: Flurry of lawsuits target Santa Clara tech firm over sensitive info leakA FLURRY OF class action lawsuits against a South Bay digital tech management company landed in federal court this week after a data breach allegedly May 22 25May 22, 2025Article at Local News Matters
Judge halts Trump administration’s move to revoke visa status of international studentsA FEDERAL JUDGE SITTING IN OAKLAND announced that he will temporarily bar President Donald Trump’s administration from acting against international May 15 25May 15, 2025Article at Local News Matters
Judge preserves millions in federal homeless grants to Bay Area that Trump sought to limitA FEDERAL JUDGE has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing conditions on millions of dollars in federal grants to San Francisco and May 11 25May 11, 2025Article at Local News Matters
Class action suit says airport shuttle service won’t accommodate passengers in wheelchairsA class action lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco on Monday alleges that a popular airport shuttle service used at Bay Area airports will not accommodate passengers who use wheelchairs. May 07 25May 07, 2025Article at Pleasanton Weekly
Judge’s ruling gives Musk green light to press forward with his fraud claims against OpenAIA FEDERAL JUDGE sitting in Oakland has dismissed nearly a dozen of the claims billionaire Elon Musk has asserted in his pending lawsuit against OpenAI May 06 25May 06, 2025Article at Local News Matters
Funding reinstated for lawyers representing unaccompanied minors in immigration casesA FEDERAL JUDGE in San Francisco this week issued an injunction to restore the principal funding stream for organizations that represent unaccompanied May 03 25May 03, 2025Article at Local News Matters
Court Dismisses Multiple Musk Claims In Lawsuit Against Openai But Core Claims SurviveBy Joe Dworetzky May 02 25May 02, 2025Article at SFGATE