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April 9, 2026
Anthropic suffers setback in Pentagon blacklisting fight
A DC court denied Anthropic's bid to halt Pentagon supply-chain ban.
TL;DR
- A federal appeals court in D.C. denied Anthropic's request to halt the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation.
- A federal judge in San Francisco previously granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction preventing a ban on the use of Claude by non-Pentagon agencies.
- The D.C. ruling allows the Pentagon to continue treating Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, potentially excluding it from new Pentagon contracts.
- Despite the designation, the Pentagon is expected to continue using Anthropic products for approximately six months.
- Anthropic stated its focus remains on working productively with the government while pursuing legal challenges.
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