Judge Denies xAI Motion to Dismiss NAACP Lawsuit

US District Judge Debra M. Brown has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the NAACP against xAI may proceed. The legal action alleges that the company’s data center campus near Memphis, Tennessee, operates methane gas turbines without required permits, violating the Clean Air Act.

xAI had requested a dismissal, arguing the turbines were mobile and exempt from permitting requirements. The court rejected this claim on October 30.