Federal judge says AI deepfake election law violates First Amendment

By: Jordan Hansen

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 566

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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A federal judge ruled in favor of a political action committee accused of breaking a new election law regulating the use of AI deepfakes this week. U.S. District Judge Susan Watters said that the new Montana law violates the First Amendment and infringes on the most protected speech of all – political speech.

However, the ruling was narrow and only impacted thethe plaintiffs in the case.

The case centers on mailers that were sent …

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