The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “A panel of federal judges on Wednesday denied a motion from Anthropic to stop the Department of Defense from labeling it a security risk, a setback for the artificial intelligence company in its battle with the Trump administration over how A.I. should be used in warfare.” The April 8, 2026 article entitled “Federal Court Denies Anthropic’s Motion to Lift ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label” (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/technology/anthropic-pentagon-risk-circuit-court.html) included these comments from Reporter Mike Issac”
In a four-page ruling, the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said Anthropic had “not satisfied the stringent requirements” for a stay of the security risk label.
“In our view, the equitable balance here cuts in favor of the government,” the judges wrote, representing one of two federal courts where Anthropic sued the Pentagon. The other is in California.
The ruling is not a final decision, and the case is set to continue. But it was an early win for the Trump administration, which has been fighting with Anthropic in the aftermath of a failed $200 million contract negotiation over the use of A.I. in classified systems.
Interesting and we need to continue to follow this lawsuit!
First published at https://www.vogelitlaw.com/blog/court-of-appeals-denies-anthropics-motion-about-the-defense-departments-claim-of-supply-chain-risk