Federal judge rules War Department’s designation of Anthropic as a national security risk was illegal

Published August 28, 2026 3:32am ET | Updated August 28, 2026 8:07am ET



A district court judge ruled on Thursday on the legal battle between Anthropic, an artificial intelligence safety and research company, and the Department of War. 

The court ruled in favor of Anthropic and against the War Department, following the company’s March lawsuit objecting to the War Department’s supply chain designation of Anthropic and categorizing it as a national security risk. The designation prohibited Anthropic from working with the U.S. government and restricted companies that worked with the U.S. military from working with Anthropic.

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