The Justice Department appealed a ruling lifting a ban on Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology
The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal Monday with the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, asking it to overturn a ruling that lifted the federal ban on agencies using Anthropic PBC’s artificial intelligence technology. In August, US District Judge Rita F. Lin in San Francisco found the Trump administration had failed to justify the ban.
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The Justice Department has appealed a federal judge’s order lifting the government’s ban on federal agencies using Anthropic PBC’s artificial intelligence technology. On Monday, it lodged an appeal notice with the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, contesting an August ruling by US District Judge Rita F. Lin in San Francisco. Judge Lin ruled that the administration had failed to justify its decision to bar federal agencies from using the technology.
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Bloomberg reports that the Justice Department filed an appeal challenging the ruling that lifted the federal government’s ban on Anthropic’s technology for federal agencies. The report was published on October 26, 2026, consistent with the proposed event’s timing.