Court Rules Trophy Off-Limits to Jury in Musk-OpenAI Case

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers barred jurors from seeing a trophy inscribed "Never stop being a jackass for safety" unless formally introduced as evidence in the $150 billion Musk-OpenAI lawsuit. Altman's legal team had positioned it where jurors would encounter it before trial began. The ruling reflects how courts manage visual symbols in high-stakes tech litigation, where objects can influence juries as powerfully as words.