DC Circuit upholds Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' blacklisting of Anthropic

Anthropic

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A federal appeals court ruled the Pentagon acted legally when it designated Anthropic a supply chain risk and blacklisted it, reportedly tied to Anthropic refusing to enable certain Claude features for defense use. Anthropic's appeal, including a First Amendment challenge, was rejected.

Why it matters

Sets a precedent for how far the US government can go in excluding AI labs that resist defense-related demands.

Importance: 3/5

Appellate precedent on government exclusion of AI vendors, 4+ independent confirmations

government legal defense

Sources

media US appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic (Reuters)

media U.S. appeals court upholds Pentagon designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk (CNBC)

media Federal appeals court rules Pentagon can blacklist Anthropic (Washington Post)

media Anthropic's First Amendment claim over DOD exclusion rejected (Reason/Volokh)