Court upholds Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic
A divided US federal appeals court upheld the Defense Department's designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk. The 2-1 ruling sided with the Trump administration after the artificial-intelligence company argued that the blacklisting violated its rights. The RSS reports did not describe the designation's practical restrictions or Anthropic's next legal step.
Why it matters
The ruling preserves a federal national-security tool that can materially restrict an AI company's access to government work.
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Part of the September 26, 2026 brief.