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Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Attempt to Blacklist Anthropic as Supply-Chain Risk
Image: Primary US District Judge Rita Lin has granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction, blocking the Trump administration's attempt to designate the AI company as a supply-chain risk. Judge Lin wrote the measures appear designed to punish Anthropic for political reasons, calling it classic First Amendment retaliation. Officials presented no evidence that Anthropic posed an urgent national security risk.
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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration had no authority to blacklist Anthropic. US District Judge Rita Lin granted a preliminary injunction, calling the effort classic First Amendment retaliation. The administration labeled Anthropic a supply-chain risk without any supporting evidence.
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US District Judge Rita Lin has granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction, blocking the Trump administration's attempt to designate the AI company as a supply-chain risk. Judge Lin wrote the measures appear designed to punish Anthropic for political reasons. The ruling underscores that federal agencies cannot weaponize national security designations against private companies without evidence of actual risk.
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