Judge Rules Pentagon's Anthropic Supply Chain Risk Designation Unlawful

A federal judge ruled on Thursday, August 27, that the Trump administration's designation of artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a national security supply chain risk was unlawful and constituted unconstitutional retaliation. The ruling orders the removal of the designation, which had blocked federal agencies from using the company's technology. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin of the Northern District of California issued the decision in a 59-page order, finding that the Department of Defense's actions violated Anthropic's First and Fifth Amendment rights.