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# A US federal judge ordered the DOD to shield Alibaba from a law that led lobbyists to drop it as a client while she weighs the measure's constitutionality (Kate O'Keeffe/Bloomberg)

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**Published:** July 6, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.techmeme.com/260705/p14#a260705p14  

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## Overview

Kate O'Keeffe / Bloomberg: A US federal judge ordered the DOD to shield Alibaba from a law that led lobbyists to drop it as a client while she weighs the measure's constitutionality &mdash; A federal judge ordered the Pentagon to give Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. a reprieve from a law that caused all of its lobbyists to drop &hellip;

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