Neomi Rao is a Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. She was appointed by President Trump (Source: cnbc.com).
Anthropic v. Department of War
Rao sat on the panel in Anthropic PBC v. United States Department of War, Nos. 26-1049 and 26-1162, argued May 19, 2026, and joined Judge Gregory Katsas's opinion for the court of September 25, 2026 denying Anthropic's petitions for review of its exclusion from the Department of War's supply chain under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act. Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson dissented (Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War — D.C. Circuit Opinion, Nos. 26-1049 and 26-1162 (September 25, 2026)).