For reprint rights or to purchase a copy of your Daily Journal photo, email Jeremy_Ellis@dailyjournal.com for prices or call 213-229-5424.

To buy more copies, call 866-531-1492 or email subscribe@dailyjournal.com
This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Read Today's Digital Edition
Place Your Legal Notices View Our Classifieds
Menu
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Sep. 8, 2026

Anthropic beat Trump in court. Can it price him into an IPO?

A federal judge's ruling against the Trump administration clears a hurdle for Anthropic's blockbuster IPO, but legal experts say the litigation risk -- and Washington's broader hostility -- could still weigh on its valuation.

Anthropic PBC cleared a major obstacle on the road to its planned IPO last week. The harder question is whether investors can put a price on the one that remains: the Trump administration.

U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin of San Francisco ruled that the administration violated Anthropic's constitutional rights by designating the AI company a national security supply chain risk over its refusal to allow its models to be used for lethal autonomous weapons or mass surveillance.

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$895, but save $100 when you subscribe today… Just $795 for the first year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up