Judge Blocks Jackass Trophy From Jury View in Musk-OpenAI Trial

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that jurors in the $150 billion Musk-OpenAI lawsuit will not see a trophy depicting half a jackass inscribed "Never stop being a jackass for safety" unless it is formally introduced as evidence. Sam Altman's legal team had positioned the artifact where jurors would encounter it before proceedings began. The ruling illustrates how courts police symbolic messaging in high-stakes technology litigation where visual rhetoric can sway juries as potently as testimony.