Artificial Intelligence DOJ joins Musk firm's efforts to block Colorado AI discrimination law Trump administration has backed xAI’s claims that diversity allowances under new legislation are unconstitutional iStock.com/Robert Way Image Josh Stephens Senior Reporter Monday 27 April 2026 The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed by xAI seeking to block a recent Colorado law aimed at prohibiting “algorithmic discrimination” in AI employment softwar Get AccessContinue reading International Employment LawyerAlready have access? Login now Email Enter your email address. Password Enter the password that accompanies your email address. Reset your passwordLog in Need access? Find out how to enjoy unlimited accessGet access For more on legislative change across the globe, see the IEL Monitor – IEL’s forward-looking tracking tool that covers developments in labour and employment law around the world. You might also like... DEI Coca-Cola bottler moves to dismiss EEOC suit against women-only event Discrimination IBM settles DOJ probe into “woke” DEI practices for $17m Politics Trump administration sued over contractor executive order Artificial Intelligence Litigating the algorithm: AI’s expanding class action frontier