US EditionTrump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court
The Trump administration asserts that Anthropic's refusal to remove AI usage restrictions justifies its Pentagon blacklist on national security and supply chain grounds.
- On March 17, the Trump administration filed a court brief defending the Pentagon’s blacklist of Anthropic as justified and lawful, while Anthropic is reviewing the government’s filing.
- On March 3, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic a national security supply chain risk after negotiations reached an impasse over usage guardrails.
- In its March 9, 2026 lawsuit, Anthropic called the designation 'unprecedented and unlawful' and is contesting a separate Pentagon supply-chain risk designation in a Washington, D.C. appeals court.
- President Donald Trump backed Hegseth's move excluding Anthropic from some military contracts, which company executives warn could cost billions this year.
- With open questions about policy and procurement, the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment, leaving broader policy questions unsettled as the Pentagon’s supply-chain designation could expand government-wide.
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