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The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) has condemned the decision by the US Supreme Court to uphold the ban on ‘material support’ in the form of training, advice, and/or services to foreign terrorist organizations. According to the MPAC statement:
On Tuesday the Supreme Court ruled six to three to uphold the ban on ‘material support’ in the form of training, advice, and/or services to foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs). The broad-brushed ruling continues to impede the work of human rights and humanitarian organizations aiming to promote nonviolent means of advocacy. The ruling not only dismisses the fundamental rights that protect the work of such organizations vis-a-vis granted under the U.S. Constitution, but it also erodes the institutions of diplomacy and conflict resolution that are alternate measures to military force.
One of the main plaintiffs in this suit, the Humanitarian Law Project (HLP), insisted that providing educational resources and tools to push militant groups toward peaceful means of advocacy could not be deemed criminal under the U.S. Constitution. In addition, numerous members of civil society have deemed this a violation of their First Amendment rights.
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