Terror groups aid ban ruling [9th Circuit]

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Terror groups aid ban ruling [9th Circuit]

December 10, 2007 10:46:00 pm

Humanitarian Law Project et al. v. Michael V. Mukasey, United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit, December 10, 2007 [striking down as too vague portions of the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act and its 2004 amendment, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which make it a crime to help groups considered to be terrorist organizations by the US government]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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