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Citing Free Speech, Judge Voids Part of Antiterror Act
By ERIC LICHTBLAU

Published: January 27, 2004

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 — For the first time, a federal judge has struck down part of the sweeping antiterrorism law known as the USA Patriot Act, joining other courts that have challenged integral parts of the Bush administration's campaign against terrorism.

In Los Angeles, the judge, Audrey B. Collins of Federal District Court, said in a decision made public on Monday that a provision in the law banning certain types of support for terrorist groups was so vague that it risked running afoul of the First Amendment.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/27/politics/27PATR.html?th

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