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Anthropic Asks Appeals Court to Rehear Pentagon Risk Label

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC · How we work

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Anthropic asked D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear its case over the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label.
The Secretary of War labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk because it refused mass-surveillance and lethal-autonomous weapon use.
A three-judge panel upheld the designation in a 2-1 decision on Sept. 25.
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin ordered the Pentagon to lift the ban on Anthropic’s technology in August.

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Anthropic asked D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear its case over the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label.
The Secretary of War labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk because it refused mass-surveillance and lethal-autonomous weapon use.
A three-judge panel upheld the designation in a 2-1 decision on Sept. 25.
U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin ordered the Pentagon to lift the ban on Anthropic’s technology in August.