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Karen LeCraft Henderson

Long-serving member of the DC Circuit bench, appointed in 1990 by President George H. W. Bush.

Known aliases

  • Judge Henderson
  • Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson
  • Karen Henderson

Current stories

investConfirmed6 publishers

Anthropic asks the full D.C. Circuit to undo the ruling that upheld its Pentagon blacklisting

Anthropic petitioned the full D.C. Circuit on Oct. 13 to rehear a Sept. 25 panel ruling, decided 2-1, that upheld the Pentagon's supply-chain-risk label on the company. The court has not yet said whether it will hear the case.

Perspective Coverage

7 publishers
Builder
Builder 26%
Operator
Operator 35%
Investor
Investor 39%

Reality

Evidence78
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives60
Confidence76
investConfirmed3 publishers

DC Circuit's 2-1 ruling leaves Pentagon contractors choosing between Claude and the department

Anthropic lost a 2-1 appeals ruling on the Pentagon's supply-chain-risk label, so the department's contractors still cannot use Claude. Civilian agencies can still buy from Anthropic after a California ruling the government did not appeal, so contractors serving both have to follow the stricter Pentagon rule.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 17%
Operator
Operator 45%
Investor
Investor 38%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+5
Incentives55
Confidence68
productConfirmed5 publishers

DC Circuit lets the Pentagon treat Claude's built-in restrictions as a supply-chain risk

DC Circuit judges ruled 2-1 that Claude's built-in restrictions justified the Pentagon's supply-chain risk label on Anthropic. For contractors running Claude on Defense Department work, a model's refusals are now a procurement question as well as a policy one.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 24%
Operator
Operator 47%
Investor
Investor 29%

Reality

Evidence80
Adoption25
Hype gap+10
Incentives60
Confidence75