US Justice Department Backs OpenAI Against The New York Times In Court
The Justice Department filed a formal Statement of Interest on September 1 in the Manhattan lawsuit The Times opened in 2023.
- Filing is docket entry No. 1464, filed September 1, 2026, in NYT v. Microsoft/OpenAI.
- The brief backs Microsoft and OpenAI's fair-use defense against the newspaper's copyright claims.
- The Times sued Microsoft and OpenAI in 2023 under case No. 1:23-cv-11195 in Manhattan.
Why it matters: Washington picked a side before the judge did, and the side is the industry it already promotes.
Statement of Interest of the United States, Doc. #1464, NYT v. Microsoft/OpenAI (S.D.N.Y. 1:23-cv-11195) ↗ · Sep 2, 20269/2/26