From today's decision by Judge Thomas Durkin (N.D. Ill.) in Keene v. Google LLC:
Keene is an author, television producer, and former FBI operative. In 1997, he pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute drugs and was sentenced to ten years in prison. In exchange for a pardon, Keene agreed to work with the FBI as a prison informant to help gather evidence against suspected serial killer Larry Hall. Hall was ultimately convicted, and Keene's conviction was expunged. Keene published a memoir recounting this experience that was subsequently adapted into an Apple TV miniseries titled "Black Bird."
Keene alleged that, from May 24 to June 27, 2025, at least four Google "AI Overviews" said false things about him:
