According to CoinDesk, U.S. Judge Katherine Polk Failla for the Southern District of New York ruled against discussing the history of OFAC sanctions against the privacy tool in the upcoming trial of Roman Storm, the developer of Tornado Cash. The judge found that explaining to the jury the sanctions process, which was imposed in 2022 and revoked in March 2023 and ruled illegal by a Texas court, would cause "confusion of mind," but left open the possibility of revisiting if key evidence emerges.