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The court's 27 August 2026 order vacating challenged measures and preserving lawful procurement discretion.
Docket 251 in 26-cv-01996-RFL vacates the section 3252 designation and broad contractor boycott and permanently enjoins specified actions. Paragraph 14 permits lawful provider changes.
The accompanying opinion describes Claude Gov restrictions as contractual: Anthropic could not see DoW prompts or intervene technically in the deployed model. The department controlled future deployment.
D.C. Circuit cases 26-1049/26-1162 still show briefing activity in the public mirror through 3 September. This is not a live 12 September docket certification.
Anthropic v DoW: August 2026 final relief → U.S. Department of War / Defense
Checked 12 September 2026
Paragraph 14 expressly allows lawful transition to another AI provider and does not require continued Anthropic use.
Anthropic v DoW: August 2026 final relief → Anthropic
Checked 12 September 2026
Docket 251 of 27 August 2026 vacates challenged measures and permanently enjoins specified implementation.
Anthropic v DoW: August 2026 final relief → Designation and boycott vacated → Anthropic
Checked 12 September 2026
Docket 251 of 27 August 2026 vacates challenged measures and permanently enjoins specified implementation. Not every claim or defendant; separate procurement-security review remains.
Anthropic v DoW: August 2026 final relief → Lawful supplier choice preserved → U.S. Department of War / Defense
Checked 12 September 2026
Paragraph 14 expressly allows lawful transition to another AI provider and does not require continued Anthropic use. The court decision does not establish restored contracts or particular deployments.