{"slug": "u-s-court-rules-pentagon-s-blacklisting-of-anthropic-was-unlawful", "title": "U.S. court rules Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful", "summary": "A federal court in San Francisco ruled that the Pentagon unlawfully classified Anthropic as a supply chain risk, finding the blacklisting was retaliation for the company's public criticism of government AI policy. The designation remains in place pending a parallel case in Washington, but the ruling signals a setback for the Defense Department ahead of Anthropic's planned IPO this fall.", "body_md": "# U.S. court rules Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful\n\nBy Matthias BastianSource:\n\n[The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com) A federal court in San Francisco has ruled that the Pentagon unlawfully classified [Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic) as a supply chain risk. The Department of Defense blacklisted the company in retaliation for its public criticism of government [AI policy](/category/policy). The designation formally remains in place because a parallel case in Washington is still pending. The ruling still sends an important signal ahead of Anthropic's planned IPO this fall.\n\nThe article [U.S. court rules Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful](https://the-decoder.com/u-s-court-rules-pentagons-blacklisting-of-anthropic-was-unlawful/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/u-s-court-rules-pentagon-s-blacklisting-of-anthropic-was-unlawful", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/us-court-rules-pentagons-blacklisting-of-anthropic-was-unlaw-15vq", "published_at": "2026-08-28 11:43:41+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-28 14:20:12.930627+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Pentagon", "Department of Defense", "San Francisco federal court"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/u-s-court-rules-pentagon-s-blacklisting-of-anthropic-was-unlawful", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/u-s-court-rules-pentagon-s-blacklisting-of-anthropic-was-unlawful.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/u-s-court-rules-pentagon-s-blacklisting-of-anthropic-was-unlawful.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/u-s-court-rules-pentagon-s-blacklisting-of-anthropic-was-unlawful.jsonld"}}