D.C. Circuit Denies Anthropic Stay in Pentagon Blacklist — Expedited Oral Arguments Set for May 19
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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Anthropic's emergency motion on April 8 to pause the Pentagon's 'supply chain risk' designation, allowing the DoD ban on Claude to continue while litigation proceeds. The dispute originated when Anthropic refused to remove terms-of-service bans on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. A California district judge had granted a preliminary injunction on March 26, but the D.C. Circuit's ruling keeps enforcement active. May 19 oral arguments could reshape government AI procurement policy.