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> issue is that OFAC overstepped the bounds of their statutory authority, which none of your arguments address

Plaintiffs' argument relies on Tornado Cash not being "a person, entity, or organization" [1]. The complaint declares OFAC exceeded its statutory authority, but provides no specifics. (The code cited in ¶ 9 [2] gives courts the authority to tell agencies not to do bad things. That isn't an argument for or against OFAC's specific actions in this case.)

In summary, it's a hope-and-a-prayer complaint. Maybe someone at OFAC fucked up the paperwork, thereby giving rise to some modicum of relief.

[1] https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.11... ¶ 4

[2] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/706




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