Judge flags concerns over Pentagon actions against Anthropic

A U.S. district judge questioned three Trump-era moves against AI maker Anthropic—the ban, Pentagon contractor cutoffs, and its supply-chain designation—saying they don’t clearly match the stated security risk and urging a return to the pre-designation status as Anthropic pursues court relief; the case, which includes First Amendment and procurement claims, continues with Anthropic seeking to pause the designation while litigation proceeds, and a decision was sought by March 26 though not binding.