{
  "id": 16802234,
  "title": "Alibaba wins preliminary injunction against Pentagon lobbying rule",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/alibaba-wins-preliminary-injunction-against-pentagon-lobbying-rule-16802234",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T21:08:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3372356/alibaba-wins-preliminary-injunction-against-pentagon-lobbying-rule"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Alibaba has won a preliminary court order blocking a US restriction that drove away its Washington lobbyists, after a federal judge found the Chinese technology giant was likely to succeed in challenging the measure on free-speech grounds. US District Judge Eumi K. Lee ruled on Monday that the government had failed to provide sufficient evidence to justify the restriction, which effectively…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}