Marcus SchulerFederal judge called Pentagon's supply chain risk designation of Anthropic "troubling" and questioned whether it amounts to punishment for criticism. Pentagon's own lawyer contradicted Defense Secretary in court, saying his directive barring partnerships has "no legal weight." Ruling on preliminary injunction expected this week could pause the unprecedented labeling of a US AI company under foreign adversary statute. #AIPolicy #DefenseContracting #Anthropic
Judge Questions Pentagon's Anthropic Supply Chain Label
A federal judge told the Pentagon its campaign against Anthropic looked like 'an attempt to cripple' the company. The government's own lawyer contradicted Defense Secretary Hegseth in open court. A ruling on whether the supply chain risk label survives lands this week.