Court grants Anthropic final relief against Department of War supply chain designation and related agency actions
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Summary
In an Order of Final Relief, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California granted in part and denied in part cross-motions for summary judgment in a case brought by Anthropic PBC against the U.S. Department of War and other defendants. The order declares that the Challenged Actions violate the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause, and permanently enjoins most defendants from implementing or enforcing them. It vacates the Supply Chain Designation and a Hegseth Directive provision under 5 U.S.C. § 706, and vacates implementing actions by several agencies. Ultra vires claims were rejected, and relief was denied as to the Non-Participating Defendants. The court retains jurisdiction to enforce the order.
Why it matters
The order bars most federal defendants from giving effect to the actions taken against Anthropic and directs them to rescind related guidance. It also states that the Department of War is not required to use Anthropic's products and may transition to other artificial intelligence providers if consistent with applicable law. The court retains jurisdiction to enforce the order.
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- Parties involved
- Anthropic PBC; U.S. Department of War
- Case number
- 26-cv-01996-RFL
- Case number
- 3:26-cv-01996-RFL
- Document number
- Document 251
- Primary source
- storage.courtlistener.com (storage.courtlistener.com)
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- Topics
- Government use of AI · General AI governance