Aug 28 2026

Federal judge rules Pentagon's supply-chain designation of Anthropic illegal

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Judge Rita Lin (N.D. Cal.) held the February designation was First Amendment retaliation for Anthropic's criticism of administration AI policy and violated due process; a parallel case remains before the D.C. Circuit and the government is expected to appeal.

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