# D.C. Circuit Lets Pentagon Keep Blacklisting Anthropic — The California Win Was the Narrow One

- slug: dc-circuit-lets-pentagon-keep-blacklisting-anthropic-the-california-win-was-the-narrow-one
- date: 2026-04-09
- category: Artificial Intelligence

A federal appeals court just handed the Trump administration a win in its fight to blacklist Anthropic from military contracting — and the opinion reads like a warning to every AI company thinking about a legal challenge. The California win two weeks ago was narrower than it looked.

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