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Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features

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A US appeals court upheld the Trump administration's decision to blacklist Anthropic, allowing the government to restrict its technology due to concerns over military applications. The ruling emphasized that bad intent is not required for such designations under the relevant law. Anthropic may appeal the decision following a previous ruling that deemed the government's actions unlawful.

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1d ago

The appeals court ruling confirmed the government's authority to blacklist Anthropic despite the lack of malicious intent.

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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 in favor of the Trump administration's blacklisting of Anthropic.

Confirmed Fact

The court stated that the Secretary's concern about Anthropic disabling Claude from performing lawful actions qualifies as a 'supply chain risk' under 41 U.S.C. § 4713.

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Anthropic may appeal the ruling either by requesting an en banc review or by petitioning the Supreme Court.

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Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features

Ars Technica·1d ago