The Department of Treasury has an opportunity to address a long-standing problem: the process it uses to shut down charities and freeze their funds. Two federal court cases have found the current Treasury process to be constitutionally deficient. Improved procedures would also be consistent with the growing international consensus that terrorist listing processes must be fair.
A July 2012 letter to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urges him to take some steps to address these problems, by consulting with the U.S. nonprofit sector and establishing a process that is fair and respects the charitable mission of U.S. groups involved in international programs.