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The Pentagon’s measures against Anthropic were ‘illegal and baseless’, says a federal judge
A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin issued a written order Thursday night that the Pentagon acted illegally by punishing the AI company for its criticism of the…
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- Why it matters
- Anthropic had been restricted from Pentagon contracts after the government flagged it as a supply chain risk; the ruling clears that bar and potentially protects companies from retaliation for public criticism.
- Most affected
- Anthropic — Can resume Pentagon contract eligibility after sanctions lifted by court order.
- Likely next
- Whether the Pentagon appeals the ruling or revises its supply chain risk determinations.
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