The court ruling and the ban’s current status here are confirmed through retellings by Ars Technica and Bloomberg via Reddit; the materials lack readable text of the ruling PDF and Bloomberg’s full text.

Federal Judge Rita Lin vacated Trump administration directives that barred federal agencies from using Anthropic products and defense contractors from doing business with it. The judge ruled that these measures were unlawful retaliation in violation of the First Amendment.

A Reddit post links to Bloomberg under a headline saying the Pentagon’s ban on Anthropic remains in force. Its description says US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick considers Anthropic’s issues with the Trump administration resolved, but a senior Pentagon official disagrees.

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  • Federal Judge Rita Lin vacated Trump administration directives that barred federal agencies from using Anthropic products and defense contractors from doing business with it. (confirmed only by the carrying publication: evidence; «Lin vacated those government actions and ordered the Trump administration to rescind the directives that she deemed illegal.»)
  • The judge ruled that these measures were unlawful retaliation in violation of the First Amendment. (confirmed only by the carrying publication: evidence; «The undisputed record shows that the challenged actions constituted unlawful retaliation in violation of the First Amendment,»)
  • A Reddit post links to Bloomberg under a headline saying the Pentagon’s ban on Anthropic remains in force. (confirmed only by the carrying publication: evidence; «Pentagon Says Its Anthropic Ban Is On, Despite Lutnick Remarks»)
  • Its description says US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick considers Anthropic’s issues with the Trump administration resolved, but a senior Pentagon official disagrees. (confirmed only by the carrying publication: evidence; «US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Anthropic PBC has resolved its long-running issues with the Trump administration but a top Pentagon official begs to differ.»)

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