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Court Ruling Confirms Terror Finance Law, Paves Way for Future Lawsuits
By Brian Monroe
printA federal ruling that equates making contributions to non-violent affiliates of terror organizations with aiding terrorist acts could mean a wave of lawsuits for charities and banks, say analysts. The ruling last Wednesday by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversing a lower court's decision, revived a landmark $156 million judgment against American Muslim Society and the Quranic Literacy Institute, two charities accused of providing material support to blacklisted Palestinian terror group Hamas. The plaintiffs sued three charities and an individual, Muhammad Salah, in May 2000, claiming the organizations and Salah helped train and arm the Hamas terrorists responsible for...
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