A federal judge said the Trump administration has not presented enough evidence to justify labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk, casting doubt on the government's ban on its AI technology.
Judge rejects Trump admin's Anthropic ban, finding no supply-chain-risk evidence after company refused surveillance and lethal-weapons AI. Ruling protects vendor autonomy: defense contractors can decline military applications without retaliatory government action.
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1:26 PM PDT · July 30, 2026
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During a Thursday hearing, a judge said the Trump administration hasn’t presented enough evidence to justify labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk and banning the federal government from using the company’s technology.
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