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  "id": 9820504,
  "title": "US appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/us-appeals-court-upholds-pentagons-blacklisting-of-anthropic-from",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-25T19:15:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-909731"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, a federal appeals court decided not to halt a Defense Department order that blacklisted AI startup Anthropic from military contracts, labeling the company a national security risk. This decision came in a legal battle launched by Anthropic against its Pentagon designation as a national security supply chain risk, which the company claims has resulted in billions of dollars in lost revenue and tarnished its reputation prior to its anticipated initial public offering. In a statement, Anthropic expressed disagreement with the ruling but maintained confidence in its position, stating it will now explore further judicial options. Earlier this month, a federal judge in San Francisco overturned a similar designation under a different law, citing unlawful retaliation by the administration against Anthropic for its stance on AI safety.",
  "summary": "The ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit came in a lawsuit by Anthropic challenging its designation by the Pentagon as a national security supply chain risk.",
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        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "U.S. appeals court upholds Pentagon designation of Anthropic as supply chain risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/u-s-appeals-court-upholds-pentagon-designation-of-anthropic-as-supply",
        "published": "2026-09-25T15:27:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "D.C. appeals court sides with Pentagon on blacklist of Anthropic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/d-c-appeals-court-sides-with-pentagon-on-blacklist-of-anthropic",
        "published": "2026-09-25T15:48:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Federal appeals court declines to block Pentagon from blacklisting Anthropic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/federal-appeals-court-declines-to-block-pentagon-from-blacklisting",
        "published": "2026-09-25T16:06:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Appeals court allows Pentagon to label Anthropic a national security risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/appeals-court-allows-pentagon-to-label-anthropic-a-national-security",
        "published": "2026-09-25T16:19:53.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Federal court says US government can label Anthropic a supply chain risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/federal-court-says-us-government-can-label-anthropic-a-supply-chain",
        "published": "2026-09-25T16:48:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Wired",
        "title": "Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply Chain Risk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/appeals-court-lets-the-pentagon-designate-anthropic-a-supply-chain",
        "published": "2026-09-25T16:58:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US court upholds Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/us-court-upholds-pentagons-blacklisting-of-anthropic",
        "published": "2026-09-25T17:03:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Federal appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic in AI dispute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/federal-appeals-court-upholds-pentagons-blacklisting-of-anthropic-in",
        "published": "2026-09-25T17:10:35.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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