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Terrorism
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Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
IRS Suspends Tax-Exempt Status of Charity with Suspected Ties to Terrorism
On November 27, 2007, the IRS announced the suspension, pursuant to its powers under 26 U.S.C. 501(p), of the tax-exempt status of Tamils Rehabilitation Organization, Inc. of Maryland for suspected…
ImmigrationProf Blog
One of the LA 8 Speaks
On Halloween, we blogged about how the infamous case L.A. 8 case had finally been dismissed after 20 years. One of the 8, Michel Shehadeh, has written about the case:"For…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Tommy T Strikes Again: New Tancredo Immigration = Terrorism Ad Sparks Controversy
The L.A. Times reports that "Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo on Monday unveiled a television ad depicting a hooded terrorist detonating a bomb inside a shopping mall, a message the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
LA 8 Case Dropped After 20 Years
Long before September 11 and the "war on terror," the U.S. governmemnt zealously pursured so-called terrorists. One of the most egregious cases, The infamous LA 8 case, which made its…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The “War on Terror” Continues: The Case of Ibrahim Parlak
The Washington Post reports on an interesting deportation case. According to the Post, Department of Homeland Security calls Ibrahim Parlak a terrorist linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and…
The Right Coast
Us and Them Tom Smith
Here is a difference between us and them:On Friday, a suicide bomber pushing a candy cart into a playgroundin the northern town of Tuz Khurmato killed one 8-year-old boy andwounded…
Legal Profession Blog
Not Ineffective
A defendant convicted of making terroristic threats under Nebraska law claimed that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge the constitutionality of the criminal statute. The Nebraska Supreme…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A life sentence for contempt?
Main October 5, 2007A life sentence for contempt?This article from the New York Sun spotlights a remarkable sentencing recommendation coming from the feds in a high-profile terrorism-related case:Federal prosecutors are…
InsureReinsure
White House Opposes TRIA Extension
As we have recently reported on InsureReinsure.com, the Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program is due to expire at year-end. Congress is currently considering an extension of the Program, the Terrorism…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Bush Selects Ex-Judge as Attorney General Nominee
From the Washington Post:President Bush today announced his nomination of retired federaljudge Michael B. Mukasey to become the nation's 81st attorney general,moving to install a law-and-order conservative at the JusticeDepartment…