{"slug": "d-c-circuit-sides-with-department-of-war-in-classifying-anthropic-as-risk-to-per", "title": "D.C. Circuit sides with Department of War in classifying Anthropic as risk to national security per 41 U.S.C. § 4713(a). Contrary to decision on “supply chain risk” per 10 U.S.C.", "summary": "The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 in favor of the Department of War's classification of Anthropic's model as a risk to national security under 41 U.S.C. § 4713(a), distinguishing Judge Rita Lin's earlier finding in the Northern District of California that the department violated Anthropic's First Amendment rights by labeling its models a \"supply chain risk\" under 10 U.S.C. § 3252. Anthropic remains engaged in two lawsuits against the Department of War.", "body_md": "**Well, there may be a reason Anthropic apparently was not invited to the State Dinner for China Pres. Xi Jinping. The company is still engaged in 2 lawsuits against the Department of War**. Today, the D.C. Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, sided with the Department of War’s classification of Anthropic’s model as a risk to national security under 41 U.S.C. § 4713(a).\n\nThe decision distinguished Judge Rita Lin’s finding that the Department of War violated Anthropic’s First Amendment rights in classifying its models as a “supply chain risk” under 10 U.S.C. § 3252.\n\n**Excerpt of DC Circuit opinion:** \n\n**DOWNLOAD OPINION:**", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/d-c-circuit-sides-with-department-of-war-in-classifying-anthropic-as-risk-to-per", "canonical_source": "https://chatgptiseatingtheworld.com/2026/09/25/d-c-circuit-sides-with-department-of-war-in-classifying-anthropic-as-supply-chain-risk-contrary-to-decision-in-nd-california/", "published_at": "2026-09-25 17:48:43+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-25 18:01:09.616094+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Department of War", "D.C. Circuit", "Rita Lin", "Northern District of California"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/d-c-circuit-sides-with-department-of-war-in-classifying-anthropic-as-risk-to-per", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/d-c-circuit-sides-with-department-of-war-in-classifying-anthropic-as-risk-to-per.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/d-c-circuit-sides-with-department-of-war-in-classifying-anthropic-as-risk-to-per.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/d-c-circuit-sides-with-department-of-war-in-classifying-anthropic-as-risk-to-per.jsonld"}}