Judge Blocks Pentagon Blacklisting of Anthropic

A federal judge blocked the Pentagon’s attempt to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk and impose related sanctions, describing the action as illegal and baseless. The Pentagon can still select other vendors and a related Washington, DC case remains unresolved, so appeals and procurement consequences are still developing. The ruling materially strengthens Anthropic’s stated safety and civil-liberties position while raising the stakes for future government access.