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AI Chats are not Protected by Privilege

calendar_today February 19, 2026 person Sahara Pynes domain fox-rothschild

While not California specific, a first-of-its-kind ruling in federal court establishes that a client’s use of AI-generated chat content is not protected by an attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine. You can find a summary of the case, United States v. Heppner , a criminal securities fraud case, here .

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