Judge rules a 2019 law singling out Huawei isn’t unconstitutional

Judge rules a 2019 law singling out Huawei isn’t unconstitutional

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/judge-rules-a-2019-law-singling-out-huawei-isnt-unconstitutional/

A federal judge has slapped down a Huawei lawsuit that sought to overturn a ban on federal agencies buying Huawei telecommunications gear. Congress passed the legislation, part of the military's 2019 appropriations bill, out of concern that the Chinese government could infiltrate Huawei-based networks.

Huawei had argued that the law was unconstitutional under the Constitution's ban on bills of attainder. The federal government argued that was nonsense. On Tuesday, Texas federal Judge Amos Mazzant sided with the government.