Overview
- An Alabama federal judge dismissed an Anti‑Terrorism Act complaint against Binance and related entities as a defective “shotgun pleading” and set an April 10, 2026 deadline to refile.
- The Alabama order faulted the 100‑plus‑page filing for lumping defendants together and not linking specific conduct to alleged injuries, warning that failure to fix defects could end the case.
- The ruling follows a separate Southern District of New York decision last week that threw out ATA claims for failure to meet core pleading standards and gave plaintiffs 60 days to amend.
- The suits involve hundreds of plaintiffs alleging Binance facilitated crypto transfers tied to attacks attributed to groups such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, claims the company denies.
- Binance called the court outcomes legal victories and points to expanded compliance since its 2023 U.S. settlement, as Senate and reported DOJ inquiries into alleged Iran‑linked flows continue and the company pursues a defamation case against the Wall Street Journal.