U.S. court rules Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful

A federal court in San Francisco has ruled that the Pentagon unlawfully classified Anthropic as a supply chain risk. The Department of Defense blacklisted the company in retaliation for its public criticism of government AI policy. The designation formally remains in place because a parallel case…

A federal court in San Francisco has ruled that the Pentagon unlawfully classified Anthropic as a supply chain risk. The Department of Defense blacklisted the company in retaliation for its public criticism of government AI policy. The designation formally remains in place because a parallel case in Washington is still pending. The ruling still sends an important signal ahead of Anthropic's planned IPO this fall. The article U.S. court rules Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful appeared first on The Decoder.

Source: The Decoder — Published August 28, 2026 at 11:43 UTC — Category: Models