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China’s Huawei sued the United States government on Wednesday in the United States District Court in Plano, Tex., arguing the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act is unconstitutional because it bans government agencies from contracting with Huawei or companies that use the company’s equipment.

Specifically, Huawei claims Congress violated constitutional principles on the separation of powers and also the bill of attainder clause, by enacting legislation that specifies a person or entity for punishment without trial.

Huawei’s claim is not new, in the past, Russian based Kaspersky Lab filed a similar suit in 2017 after the Department of Homeland Security banned Kaspersky products from Federal agencies. A judge dismissed the lawsuits as there was a legitimate desire to protect American networks. If the U.S. Government can likewise prove a similar claim in the instant suit, Huawei may likely face the same result of Kapersky.

The US has argued that Huawei equipment poses a risk because it is used by Chinese authorities to spy on the communications. As such, many US wireless carriers have avoided using Huawei equipment.

More information will be posted as it becomes available.