Judge says government's Anthropic ban looks like punishment
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Anthropic, maker of the Claude AI system, is suing the Trump administration after the government designated it a "supply chain risk," a move a judge suggested may constitute punishment rather than legitimate policy. The lawsuit challenges the administration's labeling of the company, which restricts its ability to operate within federal supply chains. No additional details about the judge's ruling timeline or the administration's specific grounds for the designation were provided in the available content.
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