Legal Challenge Halts Trump's AI Company Restrictions

Judge Rita Lin blocked Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic as part of legal battle.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk in late February.
President Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's tech in late February.
Judge Lin questioned blacklisting, calling it an attempt to cripple Anthropic.
Anthropic filed separate lawsuit in Washington due to two statutes.
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