{"id":5122,"date":"2026-08-28T03:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/trump-administration-illegally-retaliated-against-anthropic-judge-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T03:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:02:00","slug":"trump-administration-illegally-retaliated-against-anthropic-judge-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/trump-administration-illegally-retaliated-against-anthropic-judge-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules<\/p>\n<div data-block=\"headline\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-usmnse-Spacer e1aon0op0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" 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type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US Defence Secreatry Pete Hegseth pictured with a dark navy suit\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MMTjpa.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1fa7\/live\/85847090-a287-11f1-af8a-f580c724b601.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1fa7\/live\/85847090-a287-11f1-af8a-f580c724b601.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1fa7\/live\/85847090-a287-11f1-af8a-f580c724b601.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1fa7\/live\/85847090-a287-11f1-af8a-f580c724b601.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1fa7\/live\/85847090-a287-11f1-af8a-f580c724b601.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/1fa7\/live\/85847090-a287-11f1-af8a-f580c724b601.jpg 976w\" width=\"993\" height=\"559\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tzgxt7-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"byline\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"single-byline\" class=\"ssrcss-sevsa1-ContributorContainer ee66fvo3\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dt4z-ContributorInfo ee66fvo0\"><span class=\"ssrcss-nsjd43-TextContributorName epw3ir01\">Osmond Chia<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dqo7s5-ContributorDetails ee66fvo2\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1m5444d-Text ee66fvo4\">Business reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"metadata\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"metadata\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-9tw7r1-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div 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baseless&#8221;.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Claude-maker argued in the lawsuit that Defense Secretary Pete Hegeth overstepped his authority with the new designation. It followed Anthropic&#8217;s refusal to allow the military to use its AI models for things that included surveillance or autonomous weapons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">US district judge Rita Lin said in the ruling that citing national security &#8220;is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The BBC has contacted the Pentagon, White House and Anthropic for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Anthropic&#8217;s lawsuit called the government&#8217;s actions both &#8220;unprecedented and unlawful&#8221;. The designation calling them a supply-chain risk cited a law aimed at protecting military systems from foreign sabotage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It marked the first time an American company had been publicly designated as such.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Claude-maker said its models were not reliable enough to be safely used in weapons systems for the military. It added that it opposed its use for domestic surveillance as a violation of rights. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Pentagon said at the time that private companies should not be able to constrain military action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The White House had previously said Anthropic was &#8220;a radical left, woke company&#8221; attempting to control military activity&#8221; and argued the military was beholden to the US Constitution, &#8220;not any woke AI company&#8217;s terms of service&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Anthropic&#8217;s executives estimated that the move could cost the company billions of dollars in lost business and reputational harm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"topicList\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-tcr9z1-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"topic-list\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nj9heb-StyledTagContainer ed0g1kj1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1pfbb52-TopicListHeaderWrapper etw6iwl0\">\n<h2 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0\">Related topics<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17ehax8-Cluster e1ihwmse1\">\n<ul role=\"list\" spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-w8zanw-ClusterItems e1ihwmse0\">\n<li>International Business<\/li>\n<li>Artificial intelligence<\/li>\n<li>US government<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Published at Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:57:30 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump administration illegally retaliated against Anthropic, judge rules AFP via Getty Images Osmond Chia Business reporter 3 minutes ago A judge has ruled the US Department of Defense acted unlawfully when it designated artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic a supply chain risk, calling the move &#8220;illegal and baseless&#8221;. 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