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This is my first time reading extensively about the Magnitsky Act -- isn't this very clearly a Bill of Attainder aimed at specific individuals? It also seems t

This is my first time reading extensively about the Magnitsky Act -- isn't this very clearly a Bill of Attainder aimed at specific individuals? It also seems to be in direct violation of the fourth amendment, though I think it might be ambiguous whether it applies to foreign nationals. At the very least it seems like each seizure should be individually heard and approved by a judge.

adrianratnapala 9y ago
(IANAL) I guess the fact that they were out of the country complicates things a lot. The Wikipedia entry about the act does not mention seizures, but talks about preventing them from entering the country and using the banking system which the government already has lots of discretionary authority over. My guess is that it is theatre. The US could already kept those guys out, and freeze the bank accounts without new legislation, but legislators wanted to be seen as doing something. And if the naming of individuals is out-of-order, then they can rely on those individuals not bothering to challenge it in the US courts.