9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
Civil Procedure
Mar. 14, 2024
Ninth Circuit confirms extraterritorial reach of federal WMD statutes and approves use of CIPA procedures
The Ninth Circuit rejected the arguments of both parties and adopted a framework specific to criminal statutes, which considers whether the offense harms the U.S. government and whether Congress authorized prosecutions for overseas acts.
Dmitry Gorin
Partner
Eisner Gorin LLP
Alan Eisner
Partner
Eisner Gorin LLP
Robert Hill
Associate
Eisner Gorin LLP
In a 111-page opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in part, and affirmed in part the convictions of Syrian national Ahmed Alahmedalabdaloklah (“Oklah”) and remanded the case for resentencing to the district court. (Ninth Circuit Case No. 18-10435.) Oklah used his technical expertise to develop, manufacture, and supply electronic components used to make improvised explosive devices (IEDs) which were subsequently used by terrorist groups to target Unite...
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