[CLUE-Talk] ... just not a good week for the little man behind the curtain - part of patriot act ruled unconstitutional

[bill ehlert]

Part of Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional

Mon Jan 26, 4:26 PM ET

By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent

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

The ruling marks the first court decision
to declare a part of the post-Sept. 11
anti-terrorism statute unconstitutional,
said David Cole, a Georgetown University
law professor who argued the case on behalf
of the Humanitarian Law Project.

In a ruling handed down late Friday and
made available Monday, U.S. District Judge
Audrey Collins said the ban on providing
"expert advice or assistance" is
impermissibly vague, in violation of the
First and Fifth Amendments. 

    more at:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040126/ap_on_re_us/patriot_act_4





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