Apple's request to merge eight related lawsuits to be tried by a judge was rejected. Judge April M. Perry ruled that the defendants and defense attorneys in these cases are diverse and may present different defense arguments. The lawsuits accuse several large technology companies of using their voices to train AI without users' permission, in violation of biometric privacy laws. The plaintiffs used the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act as a weapon of litigation. Judge Perry disagreed with Apple's statement that “having seven judges learn complex technical concepts separately would be 'extremely inefficient'”. She believes that the different perspectives of judges in different regions will help the development of the law.

Apple's request to merge eight related lawsuits to be tried by a judge was rejected. Judge April M. Perry ruled that the defendants and defense attorneys in these cases are diverse and may present different defense arguments. The lawsuits accuse several large technology companies of using their voices to train AI without users' permission, in violation of biometric privacy laws. The plaintiffs used the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act as a weapon of litigation. Judge Perry disagreed with Apple's statement that “having seven judges learn complex technical concepts separately would be 'extremely inefficient'”. She believes that the different perspectives of judges in different regions will help the development of the law.