A federal judge has ordered that the Trump administration rescind recent restrictions it placed on the AI company.
Anthropic wins injunction against Trump administration over Defense Department saga Lucas Ropek 6:18 PM PDT · March 26, 2026 A federal judge has sided with Anthropic in its twisty legal battle with the Trump administration, awarding the tech company an injunction against the government’s recent order that labeled it a “supply chain risk,” the Wall Street Journal reports .
Lin of the Northern District of California ordered the Trump administration to rescind its recent designation of Anthropic as a security risk, as well as to back off its order that federal agencies cut ties with the company.
“It looks like an attempt to cripple Anthropic,” Lin reportedly said during the court proceedings.
Lin ultimately argued that the government’s orders had flouted freespeech protections for the company.
The drama between the Pentagon and Anthropic erupted last last month over a dispute concerning guidelines for the government’s usage of the AI company’s software.
Anthropic had reportedly sought to enforce certain limits on how the government could use its AI models, such as banning their use in autonomous weapons systems or mass surveillance.