US District Judge Rita Lin ruled that the Department of Defense's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk was "illegal and baseless," barring certain federal agencies from enforcing Trump's order to stop using Claude. The ruling follows a dispute that began after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pressured Anthropic to remove safeguards, which CEO Dario Amodei refused. Anthropic won one of two lawsuits; a second designation remains pending, and the Pentagon would not be required to resume work with Anthropic.
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