Lenovo, the company that makes computers, laptops and other technology, filed a lawsuit accusing the state of unfairly excluding the company from doing business with Georgia agencies because of a new state law.

The lawsuit, filed last week in Fulton County Superior Court, said the state dropped the company as a contractor “without any investigation, and without providing any notice” as the state attempts to root out contracts involving “foreign countries of concern.”

Earlier this year, lawmakers passed House Bill 113 prohibiting the state from contracting with certain foreign countries , including China. The Georgia Technology Authority is responsible for determining countries that pose a security threat to the state or its residents, according to the law, which went into effect in

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