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September 25, 2026
U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon's Blacklisting of Anthropic
- The court's 2-1 decision rejected Anthropic's claims against the Department of Defense's ban on its Claude models.
- The Pentagon's designation prevents military and defense contractors from using Anthropic's AI technology.
- Anthropic plans to explore further legal options following the ruling.
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- US appeals court declines to block Pentagon's blacklisting of AnthropicSep 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM · Reuters
- U.S. appeals court upholds Pentagon designation of Anthropic as supply chain riskSep 25, 2026 at 3:40 PM · CNBC
- D.C. appeals court sides with Pentagon on blacklist of AnthropicSep 25, 2026 at 3:48 PM · The Hill
- U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon Labeling Anthropic a Security RiskSep 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM · WSJ
- Federal appeals court declines to block Pentagon from blacklisting AnthropicSep 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM · ABC News
- Anthropic’s Blacklisting by the Pentagon Was Legal, Federal Judges RuleSep 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM · NYT
- Anthropic's Pentagon blacklist upheld in US appeals court: How the conflict unfoldedSep 25, 2026 at 4:52 PM · Reuters
- U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon Labeling Anthropic a Security RiskSep 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM · WSJ
- A federal appeals court upheld the Defense Department’s decision to designate Anthropic a security riskSep 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM · WSJ