Alibaba wins injunction against Pentagon contract restrictions tied to China blacklist
BABA•A U.S. federal judge granted Alibaba Group Holding a preliminary injunction barring the government from denying Pentagon contracts to companies because they or their affiliates do business with firms that lobby for Alibaba.
1. Court blocks contract restriction
The judge’s order bars the U.S. government from denying Pentagon contracts to companies because they, their parent companies or subsidiaries do business with firms that engage in lobbying activities for Alibaba. Alibaba sued the government in June over its placement on a Department of Defense list of Chinese businesses the department linked to the country’s military, saying the determinations had “no basis in fact or law.”
