California court blocks Anthropic supply-chain label, but the AI-contract fight is far from over

A California federal judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a national-security supply-chain risk, a win that could preserve roughly $200 million in Pentagon work and partnerships. But the ruling is only a partial victory: the government may still pursue the designation under separate statutes, and a D.C. Circuit panel could rule differently, leaving months or years of legal uncertainty for Anthropic and the broader AI industry as appeals proceed.