Legal Opinion
United States v. All Funds on Deposit With R.J. O'Brien & Associates
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 2, 2015No. 13-3732 & 13-3738PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Heinous acts of terror breached the shores of the Nation • on September 11, 2001. Approximately 3,000 innocents lost their lives, affecting countless other persons, communities, and businesses. In the aftermath of that tragic day, Congress sought to provide victims with a workable means to recover their losses. So it passed the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (“TRIA”) of 2002, a sweeping statute that authorizes execution on blocked assets that *612are seized or frozen by the United States, in satisfaction of judgments against terrorists.
That statute is the focus of this dispute.…
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