Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Is some conflict and peace work illegal under US law?

It seems that the work of some international conflict professionals may become more or less legally clear after the ruling of this case. Obviously, there are varied opinions on the case, the impact of the Patriot Act on peace/conflict work versus "material support". The link and stories below represent some of the range of those.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-weigh-free-speech-material-support-law-first-amendment-rights/story?id=9891625

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/18/nation/la-na-court-terrorism18-2010feb18

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/22/humanitarian-group-challenges-antiterror-law-supreme-court/

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