In the case, Anthropic sued to challenge the Defense Department’s designation of the company as a supply chain risk, and the judge paused the government’s plan while also putting her order on hold for a week so that the government could appeal, according to the report. The decision came just ahead of a Pentagon deadline for Anthropic to agree that the military can use its models in “all lawful use cases.” The company refused that concession and sought contract language that would prohibit use of its models for autonomous weapons and mass domestic surveillance. The company argued that the designation violates its rights to free speech and due process and asked the court to reverse the designation and block the federal government from enforcing it.
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Published at: 2026-04-02 22:54:07
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