Monday, June 21, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Terror Laws

Supreme Court Upholds Antiterror Law -- Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court upheld a federal law banning "material support" for foreign terrorist organizations, rejecting challenges that the measure was so broad as to impinge on U.S. citizens' First Amendment rights of free speech and association.

The vote was 6-3, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for the majority, joined by four other conservatives and liberal Justice John Paul Stevens. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer dissented.

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More News On The Supreme Court Upholding Anti-Terror Laws

High court upholds anti-terror law -- AP
Supreme Court Affirms Ban on Aiding Groups Tied to Terror -- New York Times
High Court: Americans Can’t Help Terrorists -- FOX News
Supreme Court upholds ban on 'material support' to foreign terrorist groups -- USA Today
Court Upholds Law That Prohibits 'Material Support' To Terrorist Groups -- NPR
Court upholds law barring aid to terror groups -- The Hill

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