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Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules

"The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics," Judge Rita Lin said in a 59-page decision.

Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules

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"The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics," Judge Rita Lin said in a 59-page decision.

Anthropic ​argued designation as 'supply chain risk' could cost the company billions ‌of dollars in lost business ‌and reputational harm A US federal judge ruled Thursday that sanctions imposed in February...

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"The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics," Judge Rita Lin said in a 59-page decision.

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