US court rules Pentagon ban on Anthropic unlawful

A U.S. federal judge ruled Thursday that Trump-era sanctions against AI company Anthropic were illegal, stating the government improperly punished the firm in a dispute tied to military use of its technology. The decision overturns the sanctions regime rather than validating Anthropic’s underlying position, keeping some legal and policy uncertainty. Near-term impact is most likely to affect Anthropic-specific risk perceptions and compliance outlook.