Lawyers for a Chicago-area resident on the government’s terrorist list filed a civil lawsuit on Sept. 5, 2012 challenging his inclusion on the list saying he has been living under an “unprecedented embargo” for
In 2012 the Department of Treasury has an opportunity to address a long-standing problem: the process it uses to shut down charities and freeze their funds. This is due to the conclusion of two federal court
Yassin A. Kadi, a businessman and citizen of Saudi Arabia, purused court challenges to being placed on terrorist lists in the European Union (EU) and United States (U.S.). The process and standards used by
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Author: Morton Sklar, Co-Counsel for PJAK and Legal Consultant to "The Good Wife" TV Series "The Good Wife" television series aired an episode entitled "Executive Order 13224" on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 that provided a very sympathetic
Since 2004 the criminal prosecution of the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and its leaders for material support of terrorism has been, and continues to be, a long running legal battle. One unusual twist has been
The process used by the United States government to “designate,” or list, charitable organizations as supporters of terrorism is controversial, and three federal courts have found key elements of these procedures to be constitutionally
After summarizing current law on how U.S. charities may be shut down for supporting terrorism and citing problems with the lack of due process for charities to defend themselves, this article presents the rationale
On May 1, 2012, lawyers for KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development, the Ohio-based charity shut down “pending investigation” by the Treasury Department in February 2006, announced a settlement agreement with Treasury ending the litigation on terms favorable to
The following ten principles should guide the U.S. government's approach to fixing national security rules and policies that create problems for legitimate charities, development programs, grantmakers, peacebuilding efforts, human rights advocacy and faith-based organizations:
