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Trump admin asks court to reimpose Anthropic supply chain risk designation
Judge Rita Lin said the designation was retaliation for Anthropic’s speech, and the Pentagon has six months to phase out Claude.
- On April 2, 2026, Department of Justice attorneys filed a notice in San Francisco federal court to appeal District Judge Rita Lin's order blocking the Pentagon from designating Anthropic a national-security supply-chain risk.
- The dispute began after Anthropic refused to allow the Pentagon to use its Claude AI for autonomous weapons or domestic surveillance, prompting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to designate the company a supply-chain risk on February 27.
- Last week, District Judge Rita Lin granted a preliminary injunction, calling the blacklisting "classic illegal First Amendment retaliation" and writing that "nothing in the governing statute" supports branding an American company a saboteur for disagreement.
- The government argues Anthropic's refusal to remove ethical restrictions constitutes "conduct, not protected speech," while Defense Undersecretary Emil Michael warned the injunction disrupts the Pentagon's ability to conduct military operations.
- Despite a separate lawsuit Anthropic filed in the federal appeals court in Washington, the administration continues fighting the designation, raising broader legal questions about government procurement power and First Amendment limits.
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