John Z. Lee
person
Also written as: Judge John Z. Lee · Lee · Judge Lee
Involved in
- Lee wrote that today’s generative models can render images “virtually indistinguishable” from records of actual abuse, a capability “likely unimaginable” when Free Speech Coalition was decided.
- Judge John Z. Lee, joined by Judges Doris L. Pryor and Joshua P. Kolar, treated Stanley v. Georgia and Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition as binding.
- They noted research that some training sets have contained real CSAM, a link the government did not develop on the record.
- Lee and Kolar concurred that the Supreme Court should revisit the intersection of the First Amendment and virtual CSAM if a proper case arrives.
Statements attributed to it
Nothing in the record is attributed to this entity as a speaker.
Origin: first recognised while reading Seventh Circuit Shields In-Home AI Virtual CSAM Possession While Production, Distribution, and Transfer Charges Stand · 2026-08-31 06:07