Thursday, August 27, 2026

Trump Administration’s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules; The New York Times, August 27, 2026

 , The New York Times; Trump Administration’s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rules

"The Trump administration acted illegally when it labeled the artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic a security risk and barred the company from working with the U.S. government, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.

Judge Rita Lin of the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California wrote in her 59-page ruling that the government had unlawfully retaliated against Anthropic “for constitutionally protected expressive activities” after the A.I. company spoke out about how its technology should be used.

“The empty invocation of national security is not a blank check to punish and retaliate against government critics,” she wrote."

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