# Donovan Frank

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-04**: Preliminary injunction denied — Judge Frank rejects xAI's request to block the law at an early stage, ruling the company failed to show irreparable harm.
- **2026-09-04**: xAI files notice of appeal; AG Ellison responds — xAI says it will appeal to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, while Minnesota AG Keith Ellison defends the law as bipartisan and narrowly targeted.
- **2026-08-01**: Minnesota AI nudification ban takes effect — The first-in-the-nation law prohibiting AI 'nudification' of identifiable people's images becomes enforceable.
- **2026-07**: Judge denies pre-effectuation stay, fast-tracks review — Judge Donovan Frank declines to stop the law before it takes effect but agrees to expedite review of xAI's constitutional challenge.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### xAI Loses Bid to Block Minnesota's Aug. 1 First-in-Nation AI Nudification Ban
2026-09-05 07:34:06 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

A federal judge denied xAI's preliminary injunction against Minnesota's first-in-the-nation AI nudification ban, ruling the company failed to show irreparable harm. The First Amendment challenge now moves to the 8th Circuit, with immediate compliance implications for platform operators and software developers.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/xai-loses-bid-block-minnesota-ai-nudification-ban-first-amendment

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