Federal Judge Rejects xAI Bid to Block Minnesota Nudification Law, Which Takes Effect With $500,000-Per-Violation Fines

A US district judge declined to pause Minnesota's AI nudification ban before it took effect on August 1, finding the company had not demonstrated irreparable harm and had waited too long to seek relief. The ruling makes Minnesota the first state to impose direct liability on AI providers for enabling non-consensual intimate imagery, with fines up to $500,000 per violation.