Anthropic Challenges Pentagon Blacklist And Supply-Chain Label

On Tuesday in San Francisco, Judge Rita Lin outlined tentative findings in Anthropic's suit challenging the Pentagon's effective blacklist and supply-chain designation after a public contracting dispute with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Lin criticized the breadth of the Pentagon's bans, raised First Amendment and due-process concerns, and questioned whether officials exceeded statutory authority, signaling potential impacts on government procurement and vendor speech.