Humanitarian Law Project v. United States Department of Justice’s Empirical Analysis

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8 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “to designate an organization as a foreign terrorist organization ... if the Secretary finds that (A) the organization is a foreign organization; (B) the organization engages in terrorist activity ...; and (C) the terrorist activity or terrorism of the organization threatens the security of United States nationals or the national security of the United States.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Humanitarian Law Project v. Mukasey · Humanitarian Law Project v. Mukasey

2. “knowingly provides material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, or attempts or conspires to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both, and if the death of any person results, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 545 F. Supp. 2d 681 - United States v. Amawi · 308 F. Supp. 2d 1322 - United States v. Al-Arian

3. “the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the donor had knowledge that the organization was designated by the Secretary as a[FTO] or that the donor had knowledge of the organization's unlawful activities that caused it to be so designated”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Humanitarian Law Project v. Mukasey · United States v. Hammoud