Federal judge rules for Anthropic in Pentagon dispute, nullifies government supply chain risk designation

A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic, ruling that the action was “illegal and baseless.” Judge Rita Lin determined that there was no sufficient justification for labeling Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, a classification typically associated with threats like sabotage or system interference. The government tied its decision to Anthropic’s public criticism of Pentagon policies. The court found the Pentagon’s actions violated Anthropic’s First Amendment rights, failed to provide due process as required by the Fifth Amendment, and did not comply with statutory requirements. The case began after Anthropic declined to allow its Claude AI system for mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous lethal warfare, despite Pentagon requests for broader operational use. 📰 @aipost

Anthropic was illegally blacklisted by the Trump administration, court rules