ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — The debate over artificial intelligence in the classroom just became a federal lawsuit in Ann Arbor.

A University of Michigan undergraduate, identified as “Jane Doe,” has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the university wrongly accused her of using AI in a Great Books course and denied her a fair appeals process.

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The suit names course instructors and academic affairs officials, claiming the misconduct finding was based largely on “subjective judgments” and AI-generated comparison tools. Doe denied using AI and submitted documentation supporting her work.

She also told the university she had documented anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders and had received approved academic accommodations. The lawsuit argues her writing style and disability-related traits were misinterpreted as evidence of AI use.

University officials found her responsible for academic misconduct in December and imposed sanctions that remain in place while her appeal is delayed.

Doe is seeking damages and relief to prevent what the lawsuit describes as ongoing harm to her academic record and graduation timeline.