<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Worst of all, it was a 6-3 vote. Even Stevens disappointed on this one. Bad days ahead...<br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 6/21/10, Laurie Solomon <i><ls1000@live.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Laurie Solomon <ls1000@live.com><br>Subject: [Peace-discuss] Fw: Fwd: TEST Supreme Court Permits Criminalization ofPolitical Speech and Humanitarian Aid<br>To: "peace-discuss" <peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net>, "Wason. John" <jbw292002@gmail.com><br>Date: Monday, June 21, 2010, 6:24 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1994146310">
<div><font face="Calibri">This only formalizes what has been taking place
informally for years now with the courts frequently turning a blind eye in the
name of national security or practicality. Like war expenditures and
intelligence operations which are off-budget, the hidden informal
criminalization of political speech and humanitarian aid has been off-legal
record.</font></div>
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<div><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 21, 2010 3:41 PM</div>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> [Peace-discuss] Fwd: TEST Supreme Court Permits
Criminalization ofPolitical Speech and Humanitarian Aid</div></div></div>
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<div><br>Another interesting legal development in the War on (Some)
Terror...</div>
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</p><p>Dear Supporter:<br><br><b>Today, the United States Supreme Court
rejected the Center for Constitutional Rights' (CCR) challenge against the
criminalization of political speech and humanitarian aid. </b>In <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=i%2FC3Z93sV8McsGKrdHsCKXZjIMnQsGz5"><i>Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project</i></a>, CCR
challenged the constitutionality of a law that makes it a crime to provide
"material support" to groups designated by the U.S. government as "foreign
terrorist organizations." <br><br>The decision marks the first time that
the Supreme Court has held that the First Amendment permits Congress to
make pure speech advocating lawful, nonviolent activity-human rights
advocacy and peacemaking-a crime. Doing so can land a citizen in prison
for 15 years, all in the name of "fighting terrorism." <br><br>Our clients
are humanitarian organizations that sought to provide training in human
rights enforcement and nonviolent conflict resolution to groups
blacklisted by the government. <br><br>The Court's ruling leaves it
unclear whether publishing an op-ed or submitting an amicus brief in court
arguing that a group does not belong on the list is a criminal act is
prohibited. <b>What is clear is that the </b><b>Court's decision is likely
to cast a broad chill over political speech and the activities of
humanitarian groups and journalists. </b><br><br>This was the first case
to challenge a portion of the Patriot Act before the Supreme Court.
<b>Though we expect that our fight will shift from the courts to
Congress,</b> <b>CCR intends to continue our struggle against the
criminalization of humanitarian aid and political speech.</b><br><br>We'll
keep you informed at the next opportunity to pressure your representatives
to take action where the Supreme Court failed to do so.<b> </b>We
thank you for your continued support. <br><br>Sincerely,<br>Annette
Dickerson<br>Director of Education and Outreach</p>
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