U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 26, 2009
Nonprofit Lacks Standing in Terrorist Designation Case
A non-profit's fear of being labeled a terrorism supporter is not enough to give it standing to challenge the U.S. government's power to designate groups as terrorist, a divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer A non-profit's fear of being labeled a terrorism supporter is not enough to give it standing to challenge the U.S. government's power to designate groups as terrorist, a divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. The Humanitarian Law Project sued the U.S. Treasury Department in 2005 claiming that its First Amendment rights were violated. It argued it avoided providing support to...
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