The case emerged out of a months-long feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon at the start of the year
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Lin put a temporary pause on the government’s punitive measures in March, stating that the government’s actions looked like an attempt to “cripple Anthropic” for exercising its first amendment rights.
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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
In its 9 March lawsuit, Anthropic alleged the government violated its right to free speech under the first amendment of the constitution by retaliating against its views on AI safety
Lin’s ruling barred the federal agencies named in the lawsuit from enforcing Donald Trump’s order to stop using Anthropic’s tools and overturned the designation of the company as a “supply chain
A US judge ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration broke the law when it designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk earlier this year, finding that the government had unlawfully targeted
Summary
A US judge ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration broke the law when it designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk earlier this year, finding that the government had unlawfully targeted the AI firm for refusing to comply with defense department demands. “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. Lin’s ruling barred the federal agencies named in the lawsuit from enforcing Donald Trump’s order to stop using Anthropic’s tools and overturned the designation of the company as a “supply chain risk” by the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. The case emerged out of a months-long feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon at the start of the year.