The opinion says the Department of War excluded Claude from its supply chain under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 after Anthropic refused to relax contractual prohibitions on the use of Claude for lethal autonomous warfare or domestic surveillance.

The exact words it rests on

This case arises from a decision by the Department of War to exclude Claude, an artificialintelligence product developed by petitioner Anthropic PBC, from its supply chain under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018. The Department made this decision after Anthropic refused to relax contractual prohibitions on the use of Claude for lethal autonomous warfare or domestic surveillance.

What the source said when we opened it, on 14 Oct 2026.

The source

Petition for Panel Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc, Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War, Nos. 26-1049 and 26-1162 (D.C. Cir., filed 13 October 2026), with the 25 September 2026 panel opinion in its addendum
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (filing by Anthropic's counsel) · 2026-10-13

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Anthropic asks full D.C. Circuit to rehear Pentagon supply-chain ruling 14 Oct 2026