Anthropic wins injunction against Trump administration over Department of Defense saga

A federal judge has sided with Anthropic in its twisty legal battle with the Trump administration, granting the tech company an injunction against a recent government order that labeled it a “supply chain risk,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Reports.

On Thursday, Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of California ordered the Trump administration to reverse its decision Last appointment Anthropic as a security risk, in addition to rescinding its order that federal agencies cut ties with the company.

“It seems like an attempt to cripple anthropology,” Lin said It is said that he said During court proceedings. Lin ultimately argued that the government orders violated the company’s free speech protections.

Drama between the Pentagon and Antropik erupted last month over a dispute regarding guidelines for the government’s use of the company’s artificial intelligence software. He was reportedly anthropic He sought to impose certain limits About how the government uses its AI models, such as banning their use in autonomous weapons systems or mass surveillance. The government ultimately did not agree to these restrictions Company classification as supply chain risk– A designation usually reserved for foreign actors. President Trump goes further commander Federal agencies cut ties with the company.

Not long after that, Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the agencyWith Hegseth.

The White House has spent recent weeks attacking the company, a description Rather, it is a “woke far-left company” that puts “American national security” at risk. Meanwhile, Anthropy CEO Dario Amodei did just that Named The Department of Defense’s actions are “retaliatory and punitive.”