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  "id": 3862099,
  "title": "US judge rules Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic unlawful",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-judge-rules-pentagon-blacklisting-of-anthropic-unlawful",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-28T01:22:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/us-judge-rules-pentagon-blacklisting-anthropic-unlawful-6346621"
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  "account": "U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin issued a ruling on Thursday, stating that the Pentagon's decision to blacklist AI startup Anthropic was unlawful. The judge found that the actions taken against Anthropic constituted unlawful retaliation in violation of the First Amendment. Additionally, Anthropic was denied the pre-deprivation process required under the Fifth Amendment. The record also showed that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's decision to label Anthropic as a supply chain risk violated the governing statutory scheme and was deemed arbitrary and capricious.",
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        "title": "US judge rules Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic unlawful",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-judge-rules-pentagon-blacklisting-of-anthropic-unlawful-3862191",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "US court rules ban of Anthropic unlawful, punished for ‘publicly criticising’ Pentagon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-court-rules-ban-of-anthropic-unlawful-punished-for-publicly",
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        "outlet": "CNBC World",
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        "published": "2026-08-28T02:03:35.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "A US judge blocks the Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic, ruling that its designation as a supply-chain risk was \"illegal and baseless\" (Jack Queen/Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/a-us-judge-blocks-the-pentagon-from-blacklisting-anthropic-ruling",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:10:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "A US court has stopped the blocking of AI company Anthropic by the Pentagon.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ki-us-gericht-stoppt-sperrung-von-ki-firma-anthropic-durch-pentagon",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:11:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US court rules Pentagon ban of Anthropic unlawful",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/us-court-rules-pentagon-ban-of-anthropic-unlawful",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:25:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unconstitutional, judge rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/pentagons-blacklisting-of-anthropic-was-unconstitutional-judge-rules",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:27:36.000Z"
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