ABA Journal, LSAC Notifies Iranian Students that US Sanctions Prohibit Them from Taking LSAT:

The Law School Admission Council has notified Iranian students that they are prohibited from taking the LSAT after the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed the suspension of several general licenses in its Iran Sanctions program.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the restrictions Aug. 24 in its Iran Sanctions program. … While the LSAC would not provide the Journal the number of candidates contacted, a notice on its website stated those sanctioned “include persons residing in certain areas and persons designated by the U.S. government as specially designated nationals and blocked persons.” …

[T]he National Iranian American Council posted a statement against the prohibition, saying the LSAC is going too far and calling for the immediate reversal of the policy change. …

“This is yet another example of the gratuitous and punitive nature of the new sanctions policy that punishes people who were previously shielded from Iran sanctions in recognition of humanitarian norms,” Jamal Abdi, the president of the National Iranian American Council, said in the statement.

On Thursday, Abdi sent a letter to Sudha Setty, the president and CEO of the LSAC, urging the organization to contact the Office of Foreign Assets Control and reverse the policy, arguing that the move reflects overcompliance.

Law.com, Iranian Students Prohibited From Taking LSAT Following US-Imposed Sanctions

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