Appeals court declines to block Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic

US court upholds Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic

Conflict began in February when Anthropic refused to remove restrictions on use of Claude for fully autonomous weapons.

Sep 25, 2026

Appeals court sides with Trump admin in Anthropic blacklisting

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Appeals court sides with Pentagon on Anthropic blacklisting The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sided with the Trump administration in its blacklisting of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, allowing the Pentagon to label the AI firm a supply chain risk. Patrick Sison, Associated Press The…

Sep 25, 2026

D.C. appeals court sides with Pentagon on blacklist of Anthropic

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in its blacklisting of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, finding the Pentagon adequately backed up its decision to label the firm a national security risk. The 2-1 ruling, issued Friday, rejected Anthropic’s challenge, finding the Department of Defense had “ample support” for its belief…

Sep 25, 2026

Appeals court declines to block Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic

The ruling ⁠came in a lawsuit by Anthropic challenging its designation by the Pentagon as a national security supply ​chain risk.

Sep 25, 2026