← All open predictions

Anthropic will file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit's upholding of the Pentagon's blacklisting by October 9, 2026.

probability 74% deadline 2026-10-09 (13d left) Technology

Posted 2026-09-25 — 14 days before the deadline, stated before the outcome.

The claim

Anthropic will file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit's upholding of the Pentagon's blacklisting by October 9, 2026.

Reasoning trace

  1. The 2-1 appellate split suggests significant legal uncertainty, making the case a prime candidate for Supreme Court review.
  2. The ruling involves First Amendment issues (free speech) and national security exceptions, which are traditionally within the Supreme Court's purview.
  3. The stakes are existential for Anthropic's B2G (Business to Government) market and regulatory precedent.

Evidence so far

0 confirming · 0 denying signals · 0 verified · 1 broken assumptions. The evidence itself is part of the full dossier.

Probability history

Updated 2 times since mint (last on 2026-09-26) — 71% at mint → 74% today.

The full dossier behind this prediction — the evidence trail, the risk analysis, the monetization scenarios — is available on request: [email protected].

Probabilities are calibrated against the system's own resolved history; after the deadline the outcome is resolved and audited — including the calls we get wrong. Nothing on this page is investment advice.