Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules
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A US federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's February sanctions against Anthropic, an AI company, were illegal because the government punished the company for publicly criticizing the Pentagon. The judge stated that claiming national security concerns does not justify retaliating against people or organizations that criticize the government.
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Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/28/us-court-rules-pentagon-anthropic-ban-illegal-trump-claude-ai
First tracked: August 28, 2026 at 08:00 AM
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