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Federal Court Rules AI Chatbot Communications Not Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege
On February 17, 2026, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled in United States v. Heppner that a criminal defendant's communications with Anthropic's Claude AI platform were not protected by attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine. The defendant had used the public chatbot to create analysis documents after receiving a grand jury subpoena, then claimed privilege when sharing them with counsel. The court ordered disclosure to the government.
April 30, 2026
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