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Appeals court upholds Anthropic blacklisting

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NEW YORK — A federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts Friday, handing a victory to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in their battle with the AI startup over safety guardrails on…

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon Exclusion of Anthropic From Contracts (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    A D.C. appeals court ruled 2-1 the Pentagon may bar Anthropic; Claude was reportedly used in the January operation that captured and deposed Venezuela's Maduro.

  2. The Hill

    D.C. appeals court sides with Pentagon on blacklist of Anthropic (opens The Hill)

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    The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the Trump administration in its blacklisting of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, finding the Pentagon adequately backed up its decision to label the firm a national security risk.

  3. ABC News

    Federal appeals court declines to block Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic (opens ABC News)

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    Anthropic is challenging its ​designation as a supply chain risk.

  4. New York Post

    Appeals court declines to block Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic (opens New York Post)

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    The ruling ⁠came in a lawsuit by Anthropic challenging its designation by the Pentagon as a national security supply ​chain risk.

  5. Insider

    Appeals court allows Pentagon to label Anthropic a national security risk (opens Insider)

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    The Trump administration can blacklist AI firm Anthropic from all Pentagon contracts, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

  6. Al Jazeera

    US court upholds Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Conflict began in February when Anthropic refused to remove restrictions on use of Claude for fully autonomous weapons.

  7. NOTUS

    Federal Appeals Court Rejects Anthropic’s Challenge to Pentagon Blacklist (opens NOTUS)

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    The ruling does not reverse a separate decision last month that struck down other administration actions against Anthropic.

  8. Quartz

    Federal appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic in AI dispute (opens Quartz)

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    The 2-1 ruling rejected Anthropic's argument that the Defense Department ban on its Claude models was arbitrary and unconstitutional

  9. Tech Startups

    Anthropic loses Pentagon blacklist appeal as battle over AI military guardrails escalates (opens Tech Startups)

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    Anthropic has lost a major round in its escalating fight with the Pentagon after a US appeals court on Friday allowed the Defense Department to keep the Claude maker on a national security blacklist, extending a remarkable clash over how […] The post Anthropic loses Pentagon blacklist appeal as batt…

  10. UPI

    Appeals court sides with Pentagon on labeling Anthropic security risk (opens UPI)

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    The Trump administration can designate Anthropic a national security risk and bar it from Pentagon contracts, an federal appeals court ruled Friday.

  11. Military Times

    US appeals court upholds Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic (opens Military Times)

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    A federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts, handing a victory to President Trump and the Pentagon.

  12. Gizmodo

    Federal Appeals Court Backs Pentagon’s Anthropic Blacklisting (opens Gizmodo)

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    The government acted lawfully when it labeled the AI company a supply chain risk, the judges wrote in a 2-1 decision.

  13. Breaking Defense

    DC Circuit panel upholds Pentagon’s ban on Anthropic – so what comes next? (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Pentagon CTO Emil Michael crowed “The hammer of justice has smashed AnthropicAI[’s] arguments.” The AI titan hinted at an appeal — but they may not be allowed one.

  14. Digital Journal

    US court refuses to overturn Pentagon ban on Anthropic (opens Digital Journal)

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    The conflict began in February when Anthropic refused Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth's demand to remove restrictions on the use of Claude for fully autonomous lethal weapons and mass domestic surveillance of Americans.

  15. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Federal appeals court rules Pentagon’s blacklist of Anthropic was legal (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Clare Duffy, Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — The Department of Defense can blacklist Anthropic’s artificial intelligence technology, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. The decision is a blow to Anthropic after it won a separate challenge in a California court in August that partially inval…

  16. The Hill

    Appeals court sides with Trump admin in Anthropic blacklisting (opens The Hill)

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    {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Appeals court sides with Pentagon on Anthropic blacklisting The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sided with the Trump administration in its blacklisting of the artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, allowing the Pentagon to label the AI firm a …

  17. Omaha World-Herald

    Appeals court upholds Anthropic blacklisting (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    NEW YORK — A federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts Friday, handing a victory to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in their battle with the AI startup over safety guardrails on…

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