Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Anthropic Against Pentagon's Penalties

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Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Anthropic Against Pentagon's Penalties
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  1. Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless' A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year.

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    NPR News

    A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year.

    Washington Examiner

    The court ruled in favor of Anthropic and against the War Department, following the company’s March lawsuit objecting to the War Department’s supply chain designation for Anthropic and categorizing it as a national security risk. The designation prohibited Anthropic from working with the United States government and restricted companies that worked with the U.S. military from working with Anthropic.

    The Guardian US

    A US federal judge ruled Thursday that sanctions imposed in February by the Trump administration against AI giant Anthropic were illegal, finding that the government had punished the artificial intelligence company for publicly criticising the Pentagon.

    Washington Times

    A federal judge barred the Defense Department from enforcing its ban on using technology from Anthropic, a leading AI firm, calling the prohibition more a fit of rage than a well-founded policy.

  2. A trio of journalists at Stars and Stripes fired by the Pentagon a week after the paper reported on deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln sued Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday, claiming retaliation and a violation of their First Amendment rights.

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    The Guardian US

    Three journalists who were fired by the Pentagon from a US government-funded news outlet sued the Department of Defense in federal court on Thursday, arguing their dismissals were illegal and violated their first amendment rights to free speech.

  3. That, she ruled, wasn’t sufficient. “Neither the Constitution nor the federal statute invoked by defendants allows them to impose sweeping penalties based principally on Anthropic’s critique of the administration’s views,” she wrote.

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    The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In the 59-page ruling, Lin, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, wrote that neither the Constitution nor the federal statute the government invoked allows them to "impose sweeping penalties based principally on Anthropic's critique of the Administration's views."

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  1. 01 The Guardian US

    “The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics,” Judge Rita Lin said in a 59-page decision.

  2. 02 Washington Examiner

    Lin ordered the Supply Chain Designation to be vacated in her ruling and declared that the actions taken by the War Department and other agencies in the Trump administration were done so “without authorization by law.” They were also ordered vacated.

  3. 03 HuffPost

    The journalists suing include Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte. All three were fired last Friday for “insubordination.”

  4. 04 Washington Times

    Judge Rita Lin, a Biden appointee to the Northern District of California in San Francisco, said the administration’s justification for the ban was “slim,” and mostly fabricated after the fact. She said the ban boiled down to anger at Anthropic’s criticism of the Trump administration.

  5. 05 NPR News

    An Anthropic spokesperson said in a statement that they welcome the judge's ruling: "We remain focused on working productively with the government to harness AI for our national security so all Americans benefit from this technology."

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Original Articles (7)

Center Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless' — PBS NewsHour
Lean Left Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules — The Guardian US
Lean Left Three journalists sue Pentagon after being fired from military news outlet — The Guardian US
Lean Right Federal judge rules that War Department’s designation of Anthropic as a national security risk was illegal — Washington Examiner
Left Pentagon Slapped With Lawsuit Over Military Journalist Firings — HuffPost
Lean Right Judge strikes down Hegseth's ban on Anthropic AI, calls it unconstitutional 'retaliation' — Washington Times
Center Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless' — NPR News