Federal judge denies xAI's motion to dismiss NAACP lawsuit over data center permits
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xAI, NAACP, Judge Debra M. Brown
Memphis, USA
Late October 2026
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A federal judge denied xAI's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the NAACP. The lawsuit alleges that xAI operated gas turbines at its Colossus data center without required air permits. The court affirmed that the plaintiffs have standing to sue under the Clean Air Act.
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