A federal judge in San Francisco has approved Anthropic's request for a preliminary injunction. According to Foresight News, this decision comes after Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging the Pentagon's decision to blacklist the company and U.S. President Donald Trump's directive prohibiting federal agencies from using its Claude model. Anthropic sought the injunction to halt these actions and prevent further economic and reputational harm during the legal proceedings.
Judge Rita Lin issued the ruling on Thursday, describing the government's ban as "troubling" and suggesting it appeared to be an attempt to undermine Anthropic.