Important Information:
Alert: Ongoing Litigation - L.C. et al. v. Trump et al., No. 1:26-cv-688 (D.D.C.). On May 13, 2026, in L.C. et al. v. Trump et al., No. 1:26-cv-688 (D.D.C.), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order enjoining the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and U.S. Department of Justice, as well as their “officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and all other persons in active concert” with them, from, among other things, implementing or enforcing the designation of Francesca Albanese as a designated foreign national under Section 1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 14203. The designation of Francesca Albanese is not being implemented or enforced while this order remains in effect.
1) See L.C. v. Trump (1:26-cv-00688) (D.D.C. 2026) - Memorandum & Opinion (May 13, 2026) for the opinion and order (in PDF) to which this notice relates. As of the date of the publication of the “notice,” Albanese remained on the SDN List. This is the first of these “notices” of which we are aware, and it is not clear what it means for (i) the unblocking of property of Albanese and (ii) prospects for retroactive enforcement in the event that the order is overturned on appeal (OFAC says “[t]he designation of Francesca Albanese is not being implemented or enforced while this order remains in effect,” but what about enforcement while the order is not in effect in connection with transactions that occurred while the order was in effect)?
2) On 5-20-26, Albanese was...