United States of America: Northern District Court of California granted preliminary injunction in favour of Anthropic over usage restrictions on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Public procurement
Policy Instrument
Public procurement blacklisting
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2026-03-09
under deliberation

On 9 March 2026, Anthropic filed a complaint for injunctive relief in the Northern District Court o…

2026-03-26
under investigation

On 26 March 2026, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted …

2026-04-08
under investigation

On 8 April 2026, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied Anthropic's motio…