← Back to PeopleBSPolicyBrett ShumateAssistant Attorney General, Civil Division at DOJLinkedInAssistant Attorney General at the Civil Division of the Department of Justice1Mentions1Articles1OutletsCompanies CoveredAnthropic1DOJ1New York Times1ArticlesMost recent firstMentioned InReferenced in coverageDOJ backs OpenAI's fair-use defense, and the New York Times is furiousDeadlinemixedSep 4, 2026“DOJ Assistant Attorney General who filed a statement of interest with Woodward supporting OpenAI's position on AI model training and fair use.”