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Court denies Anthropic pause but speeds up legal fight with Department of War

An appeals court refused to freeze the Pentagon’s move to label Anthropic a supply chain risk but ordered the startup’s lawsuit against the Department of War to be fast-tracked.

Published Apr 8, 2026, 10:10 PM EDT | WFMZZ

A US appeals court on Wednesday denied Anthropic’s request to put on hold a Pentagon action to label the AI startup a supply chain risk, while ordering the company’s legal challenge against the Department of War to be expedited. The ruling keeps the Pentagon’s designation process moving forward but accelerates judicial review of Anthropic’s lawsuit.