US officials correctly designated an Islamic charity, Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation Oregon, as a supporter of terrorism but improperly seized its assets, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
The US Ninth Circus Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Treasury Department was correct in finding the organization connected to terrorism because one of its board members was designated by the Treasury Department as linked to terrorism and because the group financed such activities in Albania and Chechnya. But the appeals court found the department's Office of Foreign Assets Control improperly seized the charity's assets using a "blocking order" to freeze them without a warrant supported by probable cause.
| If all that matters here is procedure, get a warrant and take their assets. Sorry, our bad! But it looks like the Ninth Circus thinks that there should be no consequences for being a supporter of terrorism. |
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