Anthropic fights back in court over US AI supply-chain label

Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense and other federal agencies after the Trump administration designated the company a “supply chain risk” and ordered agencies to stop using its Claude AI. The suit argues the designation and directive are unlawful, infringe First Amendment rights, and threaten hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts, seeking injunctive relief to protect current and future business. The case underscores a broader clash over AI use in government, with Anthropic asserting it can work with the Pentagon while upholding redlines against mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.