Checked fact 145414 Oct 2026Laws and rulings
On the First Amendment, the petition says the Northern District of California found direct evidence that Anthropic's speech motivated a parallel designation, in a ruling of 27 August 2026, while the majority here discerned no evidence of retaliatory intent.
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Despite the Department's own words, the majority "discern[ed]" no evidence of retaliatory intent. Add.41. On a materially similar record, the Northern District of California found "direct evidence that Anthropic's speech" motivated a parallel designation. Anthropic PBC v. Department of War, 2026 WL 2534714, at *14 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 27, 2026).
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
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Anthropic asks full D.C. Circuit to rehear Pentagon supply-chain ruling 14 Oct 2026
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