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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",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-28T01:22:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Business",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/us-judge-rules-pentagon-blacklisting-anthropic-unlawful-6346621"
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  "account": "On August 27, a U.S. judge declared the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic as unlawful. The judge, Rita F. Lin, found that the actions against Anthropic constituted unlawful retaliation under the First Amendment and that Anthropic was denied the pre-deprivation process required by the Fifth Amendment. The judge also noted that there was no material dispute that Secretary Hegseth's decision to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk was arbitrary and capricious, as it violated the governing statutory scheme.",
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        "title": "US judge rules Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic unlawful",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "US court rules ban of Anthropic unlawful, punished for ‘publicly criticising’ Pentagon",
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        "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",
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        "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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