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Federal appeals court declines to block Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic

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Zaki, Z., & Ordonez, V. (2026, September 25). Federal appeals court declines to block Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/Business/anthropic-appeals-court-declines-block-pentagon-blacklisting/story?id=136755690

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-09-25 · by Zunaira Zaki, Victor Ordonez

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A federal appeals court has refused to halt the Department of Defense’s decision to blacklist Anthropic, a company that is contesting its classification as a supply chain risk. The ruling came from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in response to Anthropic's lawsuit against the designation.
Written by AI on 2026-09-25, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On September 25, 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against Anthropic, upholding the Pentagon's decision to blacklist the AI startup as a national security supply chain risk. This designation bars Anthropic from military contracts and restricts its technology use within the Defense Department. The court's 2-1 ruling supports the Pentagon’s stance that Anthropic's refusal to remove safety restrictions on its Claude model for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance was justified due to potential national security risks. Anthropic, which claims the designation has cost it billions in lost business, expressed disagreement with the decision but remains confident in pursuing further judicial review.

Written for “Pentagon Blacklists Anthropic” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Pentagon Blacklists Anthropic
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Who wrote this

Zunaira Zaki
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Victor Ordonez
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Topics

Anthropic Pentagon the Department of Defense the District of Columbia Circuit the U.S. Court of Appeals

Subjects

Anthropic ORG · 4× Pentagon ORG · 1× the Department of Defense ORG · 1× the District of Columbia Circuit ORG · 1× the U.S. Court of Appeals ORG · 1×

Narrative

The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit came in a lawsuit by Anthropic challenging its designation as a supply chain risk.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-25
2026-09-25 · ABC News (US)
Federal appeals court declines to block Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic · assertive framing

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Federal appeals court declines to block Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic Anthropic is challenging its designation as a supply chain risk. asserted
Anthropic → decline → risk
A federal appeals court on Friday declined to block the Department of Defense from blacklisting Anthropic. asserted
court → decline → Anthropic
The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit came in a lawsuit by Anthropic challenging its designation as a supply chain risk. asserted
ruling → come → risk
This is a developing story. asserted
This → develop → ?
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