United States of America: Lawsuit over blacklisting of Anthropic over usage restrictions on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance (Anthropic v Department of War and others/ Case no. 3:26-cv-01996-RFL)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
26 Mar 2026 under investigation
09 Mar 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Public procurement
Policy Instrument
Public procurement blacklisting
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Northern District Court of California granted preliminary injunction in favour of Anthropic over usage restrictions on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
On 26 March 2026, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction in favour of Anthropic, blocking three government actions taken against the company following its public refusal to remove ce…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Anthropic filed lawsuit over blacklisting of Anthropic over usage restrictions on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
On 9 March 2026, Anthropic filed a complaint for injunctive relief in the Northern District Court of California against the Department of War and sixteen other federal agencies, challenging three government actions taken against the company after it…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court