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Court pauses federal restrictions on Anthropic
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction pausing the supply-chain-risk finding against Anthropic and the related directives.
What happened
Event details
On March 26, 2026 the court restored the state of affairs from before February 27 and made clear that this was not a final judgment on the case, nor an order requiring the Department of War to keep procuring Anthropic products.
Assessment
Why it matters
The preliminary injunction temporarily blocked the cross-agency restrictions from taking effect but did not end the lawsuit.
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