A federal judge has deemed a New Jersey law that ensnared Kyocera Document Solutions America (KDSA) doesn’t apply to the manufacturer.
The state’s Russia Act, which targets entities conducting prohibited activities in that country, was dealt a blow when U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch decreed in a Dec. 22 summary judgment that the law doesn’t bind KDSA, the New Jersey Law Journal reported.
New Jersey’s Russia Act was motivated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But Kirsch said the act is unconstitutional as applied to KDSA, as it is preempted by federal law and violates the Foreign Commerce Clause, according to the Law Journal.
KDSA and a Russian firm share the same parent company, which led to the former’s inclusion on the list. The suit came on the heels of the Treasury Department canceling KDSA’s existing state contract this past summer, according to the Law Journal. KDSA has done business with New Jersey for 10 years.
