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  • Court Upholds $156 Million Judgment Against Hamas Supporters

    12/03/2008 11:37:26 PM PST · by Cindy · 5 replies · 511+ views
    INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT - IPT News ^ | December 3, 2008 | n/a
    An appellate court has upheld a $156 million judgment against two organizations found to have provided financial support to Hamas and sent the claim against a third back to district court for a new trial. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling Wednesday that eliminated the distinction between supporting the violent and social wings of a terrorist group. "If you give money to an organization that you know to be engaged in terrorism, the fact that you earmark it for the organization's nonterrorist activities does not get you off the liability hook," Judge Richard Posner wrote for the...