Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon’s Designation of Anthropic as Supply-Chain Risk

The artificial intelligence company has argued that it’s facing illegal retaliation for its ethical concerns.
Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon’s Designation of Anthropic as Supply-Chain Risk
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. Patrick Sison/AP Photo
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A federal judge on March 26 temporarily blocked the Department of War from continuing to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk.

The designation of the artificial intelligence (AI) company, under a federal law designed to protect military systems from foreign sabotage, functions as a blacklist, preventing it from doing business with the federal government and its contractors.