Gonzalez Rogers Keeps the Gavel in Musk v. OpenAI Showdown

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers oversees Elon Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI in California, accusing it of breaching a charitable trust after OpenAI created a for-profit arm and released ChatGPT. Musk’s attempt to act as his own counsel drew a firm rebuke from the judge—“That’s not how it works, you’re not a lawyer”— underscoring her tight control of the courtroom. A nine‑person jury will render advisory findings, but Gonzalez Rogers will issue the final ruling in a case that sits among her most watched tech litigations.