US appeals court upholds Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic
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Neutral summary
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on Friday, September 25, that the Pentagon was justified in blacklisting Anthropic, rejecting the AI company's lawsuit over its designation as a national security supply chain risk. The divided panel sided with the Trump administration, with judges noting that "overly constrained AI models" could cause military operations to fail. The conflict began in February when Anthropic refused to remove restrictions on the use of its Claude model for fully autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. The company says the designation has cost it billions of dollars in lost business and damaged its reputation ahead of a planned initial public offering. The ruling contrasts with a late-August decision by a California federal court that sided with Anthropic. Anthropic stated it "respectfully disagrees" with the decision and is weighing new legal options. Some outlets, including El Nacional, have reported that the case revealed the use of Claude in a military operation against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, but most sources do not confirm this.
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Publication timeline
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Bloomberg (outlet profile)
Anthropic Faces Court Setback Over US Supply Chain Risk Label. A federal appeals court rejected Anthropic PBC’s challenge to the Trump administration designating the company a supply-chain risk to US national security,…
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
US appeals court declines to block Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
US appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic
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CNBC (outlet profile)
U.S. appeals court upholds Pentagon designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk
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The Hill (outlet profile)
D.C. appeals court sides with Pentagon on blacklist of Anthropic. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in its blacklisting of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, finding the Pent…
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ABC News (outlet profile)
Federal appeals court declines to block Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic. Anthropic is challenging its designation as a supply chain risk.
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New York Post (outlet profile)
Appeals court declines to block Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic. The ruling came in a lawsuit by Anthropic challenging its designation by the Pentagon as a national security supply chain risk.
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Business Insider (outlet profile)
Appeals court allows Pentagon to label Anthropic a national security risk. The Trump administration can blacklist AI firm Anthropic from all Pentagon contracts, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.
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El Economista (outlet profile)
Corte de apelaciones de EU confirma la inclusión de Anthropic en lista negra del Pentágono. La empresa indicó que esta decisión ha supuesto pérdidas por valor de miles de millones de dólares y ha dañado su reputación de…
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Clarín (outlet profile)
Justicia de EEUU confirma legalidad del veto a Anthropic impuesto por el Pentágono. Un tribunal de EE.UU. avaló la prohibición del Pentágono sobre Claude, tras el rechazo de Anthropic a modificar medidas de seguridad. L…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Federal court says US government can label Anthropic a supply chain risk. A federal appeals court has rejected Anthropic's challenge to the Pentagon's labeling of it as a supply chain risk
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Wired (outlet profile)
Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk. The AI lab had argued multiple violations of its rights, but a divided panel of judges sided with the Trump administration.
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G1 (outlet profile)
Justiça dos EUA mantém Anthropic fora de contratos militares e como risco à segurança nacional. Logo da Anthropic em ilustração feita em junho de 2026. Dado Ruvic/Reuters A Justiça dos Estados Unidos decidiu, nesta sext…
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
US court upholds Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic. Conflict began in February when Anthropic refused to remove restrictions on use of Claude for fully autonomous weapons.
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Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
Суд в США поддержал внесение Anthropic в черный список Пентагона. Федеральный апелляционный суд в Вашингтоне (округ Колумбия) отказался заблокировать решение Министерства обороны США о внесении разработчика ИИ Anthropic…
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Olhar Digital (outlet profile)
Justiça dos EUA mantém Anthropic fora do Pentágono após disputa sobre uso militar da tecnologia. A Anthropic e o Pentágono entraram em conflito sobre os limites para o uso militar de inteligência artificial. O post Just…
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The Decoder (outlet profile)
Pentagon was right to slap Anthropic with a security supply chain risk label, federal court says. A federal appeals court has upheld the Pentagon's decision to bar Anthropic from military contracts. Defense Secretary He…
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The Jerusalem Post (outlet profile)
US appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts. The ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit came in a lawsuit by Anthropic challenging its designat…
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InfoMoney (outlet profile)
Governo Trump vence queda de braço com Anthropic sobre uso militar de IA. Empresa por trás do Claude sofreu revés na Justiça após resistir a flexibilizar restrições para uso de sua tecnologia pelo Pentágono The post Gov…
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Tanjug (outlet profile)
Apelacioni sud SAD podržao odluku Pentagona o stavljanju Antropika na crnu listu
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Politika (outlet profile)
Апелациони суд САД подржао Пентагон у стављању Антропика на црну листу. Одлука је донета гласовима двојице од тројице судија
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Ars Technica (outlet profile)
Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features. "Overly constrained AI models" could cause military operations to fail, judges say.
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The Hill (outlet profile)
Appeals court sides with Trump admin in Anthropic blacklisting. {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Appeals court sides with Pentagon on Anthropic blacklisting The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Cir…
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El Nacional (outlet profile)
Fallo judicial revela el uso de la inteligencia artificial Claude en la operación militar contra Maduro. La información, revelada por el periodista David Alandete, expone una sentencia federal de Washington que certific…
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Le Monde (outlet profile)
IA : la mise à l’écart d’Anthropic par le Pentagone confirmée par la justice. La cour d’appel de Washington a jugé conforme, vendredi, la mise à l’index de la start-up d’intelligence artificielle qui avait refusé, en fé…
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CBS News (outlet profile)
Federal court says U.S. government can label Anthropic a supply chain risk. The growing concerns over the safety of artificial intelligence and the speed of its development have many calling for government regulation. R…
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3DNews (outlet profile)
Апелляционный суд США оставил за Anthropic статус угрозы для национальной безопасности. В конце августа Федеральный апеляционный суд США в Калифорнии встал на сторону Anthropic в споре с Пентагоном по поводу угроз для н…
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Corriere della Sera (outlet profile)
Nello scontro tra Pentagono e Anthropic, questa volta i giudici danno ragione al governo americano. «Conta cosa fai, non perché lo fai»: così la Corte d'Appello di Washington Dc ha smontato la trincea etica della societ…
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La Patilla (outlet profile)
Tribunal de EEUU permite al Pentágono considerar a Anthropic como riesgo de seguridad nacional.   El Tribunal de Apelaciones del Circuito de DC de Estados Unidos falló este viernes a favor del Gobierno del presiden…
Factual core
- A US appeals court upheld the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic.
- The court decision was issued by a U.S. appeals court.
- The Pentagon designated Anthropic as a risk to U.S. national security supply chains.
- The court decision was issued in a case brought by Anthropic.
- Anthropic refused to remove restrictions on the use of Claude for fully autonomous weapons.