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Federal court says US government can label Anthropic a supply chain risk

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Huamani, K. (2026, September 25). Federal court says US government can label Anthropic a supply chain risk. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/federal-court-says-us-government-can-label-anthropic-a-supply-chain-risk/article_5cb5a12d-3a18-5b0c-80cd-d81f66fff265.html

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A federal appeals court has sided with the U.S. government, allowing it to label Anthropic as a supply chain risk. This decision permits the Pentagon to exclude Anthropic's Claude AI models from its systems and prohibits their use for Defense Department projects. The ruling was made by a 2-1 vote in favor of the Pentagon’s stance.

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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.

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In the latest twist in Anthropic’s dispute with the Pentagon, a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the AI lab’s challenge to the government’s labeling of it as a supply chain risk. asserted

court → reject → risk

The decision allows the Pentagon to continue to remove Anthropic’s Claude models from its systems and bar the use of its products for Defense Department work. asserted

Pentagon → allow → work

Judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 in the Pentagon’s favor. asserted

Judges → rule → favor

Federal court says US government can label Anthropic a supply chain risk

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