US judge rules Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic unlawful

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful.

"The undisputed record shows that the challenged actions constituted ⁠unlawful retaliation in violation of the First Amendment, and that Anthropic was denied the pre-deprivation process required under the Fifth Amendment," U.S. District Judge ⁠Rita F. Lin wrote in a ruling.

"The record further shows no material ⁠dispute that Secretary Hegseth's decision to designate Anthropic a ⁠supply chain risk violated the governing ⁠statutory scheme...and was arbitrary and capricious."

Reporting by Christian Martinez and Jasper Ward

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