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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Pitman rules in favor of the government in a civil rights action brought by individuals arising from the Treasury Department's decision to add Tornado Cash to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list. Although the individuals claim Tornado Cash is an open-source software project on a virtual currency blockchain, the government claims it is an organization running a cryptocurrency mixing service laundering money for illicit actors including a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group. The government's designation of Tornado Cash does not exceed its statutory powers and is not inconsistent with its regulations. Tornado Cash has a property interest in the smart contract software programs because they provide it with a means to control and use crypto assets. The government's action does not implicate the First Amendment.