# The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday it had intervened in a lawsuit by Elon Musk's xAI challenging a Colorado law aimed at regulating artificial intelligence systems.

*business · news · 2026-04-24 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- The U.S. Justice Department has intervened in xAI's lawsuit against Colorado's new AI regulation law.
- The DOJ argues Colorado's law violates the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection guarantee.
- Colorado's law allows some discrimination to promote diversity while prohibiting unintended bias, per the DOJ.
- The federal intervention turns the legal challenge into a state-versus-Trump administration dispute over AI regulation.

**Companies:** xAI
**Countries:** United States

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