Anthropic v. U.S. Department of War. Petition seeks review of “supply chain risk” decision. Companion suit says Dep’t of War engaged in viewpoint discrimination v. “woke” Anthropic.

Anthropic filed 2 lawsuits against the U.S. Department of War and Peter B. Hegseth today.

D.C. Circuit case

First, Anthropic filed a petition in the D.C. Circuit to challenge the U.S. Department of War’s designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk.

Wilmer Hale lawyers represent Anthropic:

Kelly P. Dunbar
Joshua A. Geltzer
Kevin M. Lamb
Anneke Dunbar-Gronke
Michael J. Mongan
Emily Barnet

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N.D. California case

Then, Anthropic filed a lawsuit in the N.D. California challenging the legality of the Department of War’s action under the Administrative Procedures Act as “arbitrary and capricious,” as as well as a First Amendment violation penalizing Anthropic’s views, among other claims.