Judge blocks Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk
The ruling removes penalties that had blocked federal and military contracts, and the government is expected to appeal.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Rita Lin permanently blocked the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a "supply-chain risk," ruling the administration's actions were "illegal and baseless" and constituted unconstitutional retaliation.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk earlier this year after the company refused to allow its Claude chatbot to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons systems.
- Rejecting the Pentagon's justification, Lin wrote the "empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics," vacating the February 27 decision to make Anthropic ineligible for federal contracts.
- An Anthropic spokesperson said the company is "pleased the court has ruled that this supply chain risk designation was unlawful," while the Justice Department is expected to appeal the ruling.
- Despite this victory, Anthropic maintains a separate, pending lawsuit in Washington, D.C. challenging a different Pentagon designation that could exclude the firm from civilian government contracts.
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Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon’s ‘Illegal’ Designation Of Anthropic As A Supply Chain Risk
The judge ruled that the Trump administration’s blacklisting of Anthropic stemmed from a “desire to make a public example out of Anthropic” for its criticism of the government.
US judge rules Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic unlawful
The AI company was labeled a "supply chain risk" after refusing to allow unrestricted military use of its technology. The judge said "empty invocation of national security is not a blank check" to punish critics.
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US judge strikes down Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic as illegal retaliation
A federal judge has voided the Pentagon’s designation of Anthropic as a national security supply-chain risk, finding that the label was punishment for the company’s public criticism of the Trump administration rather than a security assessment. US District Judge Rita Lin, of the Northern District of California, issued the decision on Thursday in a 59-page […] This story continues at The Next Web
Judge Sides With Anthropic in Fight Against Pentagon
A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year, the AP reports. US District Judge Rita Lin issued a written order Thursday night that the Pentagon...
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