Topic
Sanctions
3,050 published works
Religion Clause
USCIRF Urges Sanctions Against India During Visit of Hindutva Leader
As reported by The Hindu, India's Mohan Bhagwat, head of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) organization, arrived in the United States on Tuesday as part of RSS's 100th anniversary global outreach…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
OFAC Issues General Licenses Authorizing Activity in Venezuelan Telecommunications Sector
By Chase D. Kaniecki, Samuel H. Chang, Yulia A. Solomakhina, Ana Carolina Maloney, Kerry Mullins
On August 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License (GL) 61 and GL 62, respectively authorizing the provision of U.S. goods, technology, software,…
Southern California Appellate News
AI sanctions = respondent's appellate fees
4/2 is understandably not happy with pro pers who filed an "opening brief was replete with fabricated legal authority." In this unpub the sanctions imposed are the respondents' appellate attorney fees…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
US Rescinds Syria’s State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation and Delists Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham
By Paul Amberg (Spain), Michael Amberg (UK), Rob O'Brien (US)
On August 24, 2026, the US Department of State rescinded Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (“SST”) and revoked the designation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at…
International Trade Insights
OFAC and State Department Announces New Updates to SDN List and Sanctions Related to Iran
By Cortney Morgan, Grant Leach, Eric Dama (Former Husch Blackwell Attorney), Ruslan Klafehn
On August 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced numerous actions related to Iran sanctions. These actions are deemed “Operation Economic Outcast”…
International Trade Insights
State Department Removes Syria From State Sponsor of Terrorism List
By Eric Dama (Former Husch Blackwell Attorney), Ruslan Klafehn
On August 24, 2026, pursuant to Executive Order 14312, the U.S. Department of State took action to rescind Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (“SST”). Additionally, the State…
Southern California Appellate News
Appellate sanctions!
See here for an unpub from 2/1 in which appellants' "arguments lack merit" and his attorney "repeatedly misrepresents the record," so ... $5K in sanctions payable in equal parts to…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
U.S. Government Announces Operation Economic Outcast Targeting Iran
By Chase D. Kaniecki, Samuel H. Chang, Alexi T. Stocker, Kerry Mullins
For more insights and analysis from Cleary lawyers on policy and regulatory developments from a legal perspective, visit U.S. Policy & Regulatory Outlook. On August 24, 2026, the U.S. government announced…
The Legal Wire
When the Rules Keep Changing: How Legal Teams Can Turn Trade Compliance into a Competitive Advantage
By Zoe Dodman
Trade compliance is no longer a niche legal concern. As sanctions regimes expand, export controls become more complex, and geopolitical tensions continue to reshape global commerce, legal and compliance leaders…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
U.S. sanctions update – Syria SST rescission, Operation Economic Outcast, and Iran sanctions developments
By Leigh T. Hansson, Alexander Brandt, James Willn, Tan Albayrak, Finlay Donaldson, William Young, Dimitris Athanasopoulos, Danai Kandilorou, Ciara Elson, Banu Hilalqizi
Overview On 24 August 2026, the United States took coordinated action across its Syria and Iran sanctions programmes. Secretary of State Marco Rubio rescinded Syria’s State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST)…