Filed Date: Sept. 5, 2012
Closed Date: 2012
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On September 5, 2012, an individual U.S. citizen residing in Illinois, the American Friends Service Committee, and the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination League filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the U.S. Department of Treasury. The plaintiffs, represented by public interest and private counsel, asked the court for a declaration that the defendants' designation of the individual plaintiff as a "specially designated terrorist" was unlawful and an injunction against its continued application, claiming that the defendants' decision to use such a designation violated the Constitution and federal statutes. Specifically, the individual plaintiff claimed that the defendants' decision on July 24, 1995, to designate him as a "specially designated terrorist" was without any due process or probable cause of criminal wrongdoing, and under restrictions so severe that they prevent him carrying out basic life activities. The two organizational plaintiffs claimed that the designation violated their First Amendment rights because it prevented them from meaningfully advocating in coordination with the individual plaintiff against the unfairness of that designation.
On November 5, 2012, the federal government removed the individual Plaintiff's name from the Specially Designated Terrorist List. The defendants' did not answer or otherwise respond to the plaintiffs' complaint. On November 16, 2012, the plaintiffs' voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit without prejudice.
Summary Authors
Michael Mirdamadi (10/26/2013)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13004378/parties/salah-v-united-states-department-of-treasury/
Azmy, Baher (New York)
Badlani, Chirag (Illinois)
Cole, David (District of Columbia)
Deutsch, Michael (Illinois)
Piers, Matthew J. (Illinois)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13004378/salah-v-united-states-department-of-treasury/
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State / Territory: Illinois
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 5, 2012
Closing Date: 2012
Case Ongoing: No
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Plaintiff Description:
An individual citizen and resident of the United States and the State of Illinois as well as two organizations that sought to advocate for the individual.
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Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
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United States Department of Treasury (Washington), Federal
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Religious Freedom Rest. Act/Religious Land Use and Inst. Persons Act (RFRA/RLUIPA)
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201
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Prevailing Party: Mixed
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