Summary
Anthropic PBC sued the United States Department of War and Secretary Peter Hegseth in the D.C. Circuit, claiming the Department's designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk to national security was unlawful retaliation for refusing to remove safety limits on its Claude AI model that barred lethal autonomous warfare and mass surveillance of Americans.[1][2][5] The petition for review, filed March 9, 2026, challenges the determination under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 (41 U.S.C. § 4713), alleging violations of the Administrative Procedure Act, First Amendment, Fifth Amendment due process, and the Bill of Attainder Clause; Anthropic sought and was denied a stay pending review.[1][5] The case stems from the Department's February 2026 directive canceling contr
Case details
- Court
- D.C. Cir.
- Docket number
- 26-1049
- Filed
- Mar 9, 2026
- Status
- Active
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