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Litigation·AI·Record·DC Circuit

Anthropic v Hegseth DC Cir Opinion

The D.C. Circuit upheld the Department of War’s exclusion of Anthropic and its Claude AI products from the Department’s supply chain under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018.

DC Cir Case No. 26-1049doc date 2026-09-25source: PDF
1260H·Litigation·Record·DC Circuit

Hesai v DoD

The D.C. Circuit reversed summary judgment for the Secretary of Defense and remanded Hesai’s challenge to its Section 1260H designation, holding that due process required notice of the unclassified materials supporting the designation and a meaningful opportunity to respond before finalization.

DC Cir. No. 25-5256doc date 2026-08-18source: PDF
1260H·Litigation·Record·DC Circuit

DJI v. DoD

The D.C. Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded DJI’s challenge to its designation as a Chinese military company under Section 1260H, holding that most of DJI’s claims failed but that the district court could not uphold the Secretary of Defense’s separate finding that DJI contributes to China’s defense industrial base without examining the agency’s stated, classified rationale.

No. 25-5367doc date 2026-08-14source: PDF
Covered List·Litigation·Record·DC Circuit

Hikvision USA, Inc. v. FCC

The D.C. Circuit upheld the FCC’s prohibition on authorizing Hikvision and Dahua equipment for covered national-security uses, but vacated the FCC’s overbroad definition of “critical infrastructure” and remanded for further explanation.

DC Cir. No. 23-1032doc date 2024-04-02source: PDF
Team Telecom·Litigation·Record·DC Circuit

Pacific Networks and ComNet (USA) v. FCC

The D.C. Circuit denied Pacific Networks Corp. and ComNet (USA) LLC’s petition for review, upholding the FCC’s revocation of their Section 214 authorizations based on national-security risks and lack of candor and trustworthiness.

No. 22-1054doc date 2023-08-15source: PDF
Team Telecom·Litigation·Record·DC Circuit

China Telecom (Americas) Corp. v. FCC

The D.C. Circuit denied China Telecom (Americas) Corporation’s petition for review and upheld the FCC’s revocation of the company’s domestic and international section 214 authority.

No. 21-1233doc date 2022-12-20source: PDF

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