Stagg P.C. v. U.S. Dep't of State

KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge:

*453This litigation was prompted by a proposed, but never enacted, regulatory amendment; even today, years into the litigation, the parties' disputes occasionally tilt toward the speculative or the hoped-for, rather than the actual. At base, the suit concerns First and Fifth Amendment facial challenges to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (the "ITAR"), 22 C.F.R. parts 120-130, which is the regulatory regime that implements the Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (the "AECA"), 22 U.S.C. ch. 39. Among other things, the ITAR imposes strict licensing…