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Publishers File Suit Against Treasury Department Over Publishing Restrictions
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Calling U.S. Treasury Department restrictions on scientific publications from sanctioned nations "unconstitutional" and "a violation of the essential right of all Americans to learn about the world," a coalition of publishing groups has sued the department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Bush administration's Treasury Secretary, John W. Snow, to have them overturned.
The suit's core issue is whether it is legal for OFAC to have editorial
oversight over the publication of materials submitted to American publishers
by authorsincluding
New Rule Issued
Additional Lawsuit