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Judge blocks Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic as supply chain risk
CNBC • • nation
Key Points:
- A federal judge in California ruled that the Pentagon's blacklisting of AI company Anthropic violated the First Amendment and Fifth Amendment due process rights, vacating the supply chain risk designation against the company.
- Judge Rita Lin ordered the Department of Defense to rescind all related guidance and communications that barred defense contractors from using Anthropic's technology.
- The DOD had designated Anthropic a supply chain risk in March, citing concerns over national security after failed negotiations on using Anthropic's Claude AI models for military purposes.
- Anthropic had sued the Trump administration to reverse the blacklisting, with related litigation ongoing in Washington, D.C.
- The ruling removes a major obstacle for Anthropic ahead of a potential near-record IPO and could enable the company to restore business ties with the Pentagon, expanding its government opportunities.
