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Top Gov't Contracting Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2026

By Madeline Lyskawa · July 20, 2026, 10:18 AM EDT

Federal courts in the latter half of 2026 are expected to decide if the Trump administration overstepped by designating Anthropic a supply chain risk to national security and whether the False...

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Case Information

Case Title

Clarissa Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC, et al

Case Number

24-13581

Court

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit

1376 Qui Tam False Claims Act

Date Filed

October 30, 2024


Case Title

Jessica Penelow, et al v. Janssen Products LP

Case Number

25-1818

Court

Appellate - 3rd Circuit

Nature of Suit

3375 Other Statutes: False Claims Act

Date Filed

April 29, 2025


Case Title

Taylor v. Healthcare

Case Number

25-10842

Court

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit

1375 Other Statutes - False Claims Act

Date Filed

July 21, 2025


Case Title

The GEO Group, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Petitioner v. Ugochukwu Nwauzor, et al.

Case Number

25-828

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3790 Other Labor Litigation

Date Filed

January 13, 2026


Case Title

Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War et al

Case Number

3:26-cv-01996

Court

California Northern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Date Filed

March 09, 2026


Case Title

Anthropic PBC v. United States Department of War, et al

Case Number

26-1049

Court

Appellate - DC Circuit

Nature of Suit

Petition for Review 

Date Filed

March 09, 2026


Case Title

Anthropic, PBC v. United States Department of War, et al.

Case Number

26-2011

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

April 02, 2026


Case Title

National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education et al v. Donald J. Trump et al

Case Number

8:26-cv-01532

Court

Maryland

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

April 20, 2026


Case Title

State of Maryland et al v. Hegseth et al

Case Number

1:26-cv-02322

Court

Maryland

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Date Filed

June 10, 2026