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rman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-27-04 02:31 AM
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Part of Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional
(not sure if this has been covered here, seems important enough)

Part of Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional
Yahoo news / AP
Mon Jan 26, 6:30 PM ET
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=2&u=/ap/20040126/ap_on_re_us/patriot_act

LOS ANGELES - For the first time, a federal judge has declared unconstitutional a section of the USA Patriot Act that bars giving expert advice or assistance to groups designated foreign terrorist organizations.

In a ruling handed down late Friday and made available Monday, U.S. District Judge Audrey Collins said the ban is impermissibly vague in its wording.

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