The court of appeals affirmed a district court judgment in part, reversed in part, and remanded the action for further proceedings. The court held in pertinent part that the Office of Foreign Assets Control could rely on classified information when determining whether to designate a person or entity as a specially designated global terrorist.
Shortly after September 11, 2001, former President George W. Bush issued Executive Order No. 13,224 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The Executive Order “blocked” all “property and interests in property” of certain persons designated as global terrorists by the Order. By delegated authority, in later years the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a part of the U.S. Treasury, designated new persons and entities under the Executive Order.
