AXIOS (Maria Curi) - Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon's ban on Anthropic
A federal judge on Thursday paused the Trump administration's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk , marking an early legal victory for the embattled company. Why it matters: Anthropic argued that the designation was causing immediate and irreparable harm as business partners rethink their contracts and federal agencies remove Claude. - The preliminary injunction gives Anthropic relief from ongoing reputational damage and provides greater certainty for commercial partners, the company says. State of play: U.S. District Judge Rita Lin granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction on Thursday. - A parallel case is ongoing in a D.C. court. - Anthropic is arguing in both proceedings that the Pentagon is violating the First…