Punch and Jurists

Al Haramain Islamic Foundation v. U.S. Dept. of Treasury, No. 10-35032 (9th Cir.) (686 F.3d 965) (September 23, 2011) (Judge Susan P. Graber) by The Al Haramain Islamic Foundation (“AHIF”), was a non-profit organization, incorporated in Oregon, whose stated purpose was to promote greater understanding of Islam. In 2004, because …

Kindhearts For Charitable Human. Dev. v. Geithner, No. 3:08CV2400 (N.D.Ohio) (676 F.Supp.2d 649) (October 26, 2009) (Judge James G. Carr) by Here Judge Carr followed up on his earlier landmark ruling by enjoining the Government from proceeding to designate a domestic charity as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist” pending his …

KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development, Inc. v. Geithner, No. 3:08CV2400 (N.D.Ohio) (647 F.Supp.2d 857) (August 18, 2009) (Judge James G. Carr) by In a sweeping decision that casts serious doubts on the legal underpinnings of one of the Government’s main counterterrorism tools, Chief Judge James Carr of the N.D.Ohio held …

Al-Aqeel v. Paulson, No. Civ. No. 05-943 (GK) (D.D.C.) (568 F.Supp.2d 64) (August 4, 2008) (Judge Gladys Kessler) by This is one of the first cases we have seen that has addressed some of the far-reaching, but largely-unnoticed, powers given to a new anti-terrorist office within the Treasury Department in …