Hesai Technology Co., Ltd v. United States Department of Defense

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) HESAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 24-1381 (PLF) ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) OPINION This matter arises from a challenge by the plaintiff technology companies (collectively, “Hesai”) to the decision by the Department of Defense (“DoD”) to place Hesai on a list of “Chinese military compan[ies]” pursuant to Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for…