Judge sides with Anthropic to temporarily block the Pentagon’s ban.

“The Department of War’s records show that it designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk because of its ‘hostile manner through the press,'” Judge Rita F. Lin, a district judge in the northern district of California, wrote in the order, which will go into effect in seven days. . “Punishing Anthropic for bringing public scrutiny to the government’s contracting position is classic illegal First Amendme …
Read the full story at The Verge. After Anthropic’s weeks-long standoff with the Pentagon, the company won one milestone: A judge granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit, which sought to reverse its government blacklisting while the judicial process plays out.