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Bank Liability under JASTA: The Knowledge/Awareness Requirement of Financial Institutions
By Mimi Derle The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (“JASTA”) was passed by Congress in 2016, giving U.S. citizens the ability to...
Nov 25, 20194 min read


How Good Lawyering by the Obama Administration Saved Trump’s Iran Sanctions Reimposition
By: Samuel Cutler On November 5, 2018, the United States reimposed a comprehensive set of sanctions on Iran that had previously been...
Jan 30, 20194 min read


Fighting Poaching Fights Terrorism
By Frank E. Waliczek Africa is home to a growing number of terrorist organizations seeking expansion funds, as well as to a dwindling...
Apr 25, 20185 min read


Harlem Suarez and the Standard for Entrapment
By: Andrew Glenn On July 25, 2015, a team of FBI agents broke cover with guns drawn and surrounded a white Toyota Camry in a Benihana...
Apr 2, 20183 min read


Attacking Opium Processing Labs in Afghanistan: Cutting a vital source of funding for terrorism
By: Amanda Swietlik The production and trafficking of narcotics, including opium and heroin, have long been major sources of revenue for...
Feb 27, 20184 min read


The Legal Irrelevance of the IRGC 13224 Designation
By: Sam Cutler On October 13, 2017, President Trump designated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a Specially Designated...
Jan 22, 20184 min read
Cyber Laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, and terrorist financing
Anti-money laundering laws have traditionally served the purpose of eliminating the profits for he commission of crimes. After September...
Jan 6, 20143 min read
Free Speech or Terrorist Supporter? Prosecuting Terrorism through the Material Support Statutes: Apr
The National Security Law Brief’s Annual Symposium will include a panel of academic and practicing experts in terrorism prosecutions, who...
Mar 31, 20121 min read
"Material Support" too Vague?
On Tuesday the court heard oral arguments in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project. The oral arguments (found here) addressed the following...
Feb 24, 20101 min read
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