Showing posts with label Terrorism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Terrorism. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Suit Challenges Federal Terrorist Watchlist

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Massachusetts federal district court challenging the federal government's terrorist watchlist system.  In ...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

FBI Charges Michigan Man with Plotting Mass Casualty Attack at Synagogue

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Last week, the FBI filed a Criminal Complaint charging a 19-year-old Michigan man with taking steps to plan a mass casualty suicide attack o...
Thursday, May 11, 2023

8th Circuit Upholds Constitutionality of Federal Ban on Damaging Religious Real Property

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In United States v. Hari , (8th Cir., May 10, 2023), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality under the Commerce C...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

House Committee Seeks Documents on FBI Interest in Radical Traditionalist Catholic Extremists

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Yesterday, U.S. House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan issued a subpoena to FBI Director Christopher Wray seeking documents related t...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Waiver In Plea Agreement Precludes Appeal Of Ban On Possessing Antisemitic Material

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In United States v. Holzer ,  (10th Cir., April 25, 2022), the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the appellate waiver provision i...
Thursday, May 20, 2021

ISIS Supporter Pleads Guilty To Planning Ohio Synagogue Attack

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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced  that yesterday Damon M. Joseph, aka Abdullah Ali Yusuf, pleaded ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Various Challenges To Terrorism Watch List Practices Can Move Ahead

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In El Ali v. Barr ,  (D MD, July 20, 2020), a Maryland federal district court allowed some of the plaintiffs to move ahead with challenges t...
Friday, June 05, 2020

Suit Challenges Prof's Radical Interpretation of Islam

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This week, a Muslim student at Scottsdale, Arizona Community College filed a lawsuit against the college and a World Politics professor clai...
Friday, September 06, 2019

Procedures For Inclusion On Terrorist Watch List Are Unconstitutional

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In Elhady v. Kable ,  (ED VA, Sept. 4, 2019), a Virginia federal district court held that the procedures for including individuals in the U....
Saturday, July 27, 2019

Nigerian Court Bars Shiite Group as Terrorists

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Legit reported today that the Nigerian federal government has obtained a court order banning the Shiite group Islamic Movement in Nigeria on...
Friday, March 15, 2019

Terrorist Shootings By White Supremacist In 2 New Zealand Mosques Kill 49

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The Sun has details of the mass shootings by a white supremacist at two mosques in New Zealand today which killed 49 and injured 48 others,...
Saturday, April 28, 2018

Abortion Protester's Bomb Prophecy Was Not A "True Threat"

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Thames v. City of Westland ,  (ED MI, April 20, 2018) is a suit by a pro-life advocate who was arrested and held over the weekend on charges...
Tuesday, February 06, 2018

Challenges To Placement On Terrorist Watch List Are Dismissed

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In Amiri v. Kelly ,  (ED MI, Jan. 30, 2018), a Michigan federal district court dismissed claims challenging denial of a visa to a British na...
Sunday, May 21, 2017

Full Transcript of President Trump's Speech To Leaders of Muslim Nations

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President Donald Trump today delivered a highly-anticipated speech in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to leaders of Mulim nations. Here is the full tra...
Monday, April 24, 2017

Criminal Complaints Filed Against JCC Bomb Threat Perpetrator

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The Department of Justice announced  that on Friday criminal complaints were filed against Michael Kadar, a dual American-Israeli citizen li...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Russian Supreme Court Bans Aum Shinrikyo As Terrorist Organization

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According to Interfax  and Russia Beyond the Headlines, the Russian Supreme Court yesterday agreed with the Prosecutor General's Office...
Monday, July 11, 2016

Russian President Signs Anti-Terrorism Law That Restricts Religious Proselytizing

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According to reports from USCIRF , Russia Religion News , and Forum18,  last week Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a package...
Monday, April 11, 2016

CAIR Sues Challenging Procedures For Terrorist Watch List

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Last week, CAIR-Michigan filed two federal lawsuits challenging the federal government's operation of the Terrorist Screening Database. ...
Thursday, March 03, 2016

Minnesota Federal Judge Creating Innovative Deradicalization Program Aimed At ISIL Recruits

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The Minneapolis Star Tribune and MPR News reported yesterday that Minnesota federal district judge Michael J. Davis is setting up an innov...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Free Exercise Defense Raised For Teen Charged With Attempting To Support ISIS

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The Chicago Sun-Times reported yesterday that the attorney for Chicago teenager Mohammed Hamzah Khan has filed a motion to dismiss the indic...