( April 22, 2026, 23:09 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Anthropic told the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that the US Department of Defense violated its constitutional rights of due process and First Amendment-protected speech. In an opening brief leading up to oral argument scheduled May 19, Anthropic said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "did not uncover a plot to sabotage military systems. He did not discover malicious code, hidden access, or covert ties to a foreign adversary. Instead, he disagreed with Anthropic's refusal to remove two narrow contractual restrictions on the use of its AI model for lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance of Americans."See attached document....

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