Federal judge reportedly rules Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic unconstitutional, issues permanent injunction

ns123abc · x · 2026-08-28

According to the thread, a California federal judge ruled that the Pentagon's effort to blacklist Anthropic violated the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment; the "supply chain risk" designation was vacated and a permanent injunction issued, requiring DOD to rescind all guidance against Anthropic. The original post questioned why the Pentagon blacklisted Anthropic in the first place (text truncated). Note: this is a social-media relay, not yet confirmed by mainstream outlets or court documents.

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