Legal tech firm sues US over order limiting foreign access to top-tier Anthropic models
Summary
Legion LegalTech Corp has filed a lawsuit in a Washington, D.C., federal court challenging a U.S. Commerce Department directive. The order requires Anthropic to disable its
Legion, a San Jose-based company that develops drafting and case-management tools for attorneys, claims the restriction has caused immediate and existential harm. The company's
This legal action occurs amidst ongoing tensions between Anthropic and the Trump administration. Anthropic is already involved in separate litigation after the government attempted to place the firm on a supply-chain blacklist due to its refusal to permit the military use of its models for domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons.
(Source:Reuters)