Judge Rita Lin Says the Record Has 'Gotten Worse for the Government' in Anthropic's Supply-Chain Ban Case
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At a July 30 hearing, US District Judge Rita F. Lin said the Trump administration still has not produced evidence justifying its designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain threat, calling the argument that the company's public criticism of the DoD justifies the ban 'really troubling.' Lin warned it sets a precedent where government can label a dissenting contractor 'an enemy of the state' and strip contracts from anyone doing business with them. She temporarily blocked the ban in March and is now deciding whether to overturn it permanently, noting the evidence appears largely unchanged since then.