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Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon Blacklist of Anthropic, Ruling Action Unlawful Retaliation

U.S. District Judge Rita Lin vacated a "Supply Chain Risk" designation the Pentagon applied to Anthropic, ruling the blacklisting was illegal and baseless. The court found the action constituted unlawful retaliation in violation of the First Amendment, an arbitrary Administrative Procedure Act action, and a denial of Fifth Amendment due process.

Anthropic is pursuing a second lawsuit in Washington, D.C., regarding a separate Pentagon designation. That remaining action could affect the AI developer's access to civilian government contracts.

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  1. SOURCE@wesroth“Anthropic still has a second lawsuit pending in Washington, D.C. involving another Pentagon designation that could affect its access to civilian government contracts”x.com
  2. SUPPORT@techslogcore“Judge cited First Amendment retaliation, due-process violation, arbitrary APA action”x.com
  3. SUPPORT@techquirepost“The Pentagon called Anthropic a national security risk”x.com
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