THE CASE OF HOLDER V. HUMANITARIAN LAW PROJECT OR HLP- WAS RECENTLY ARGUED BEFORE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, AND AS OUR GUESTS TODAY CAN ATTEST, THE COURTS RULING MAY AFFECT THOSE WORKING FOR PEACE, EQUALITY, AND JUSTICE - IN THIS COUNTRY AND BEYOND.  JOIN US AS WE SPEAK WITH PROFESSORS DAVID COLE OF GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY AND STEPHEN VLADECK OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY ABOUT THEIR INVOLEMENT IN THE CASE OF HOLDER V. HUMANITARIAN LAW PROJECT, AND WHAT THE VERDICT COULD MEAN FOR THE WAR ON TERROR, FREE SPEECH, AND HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD.

HOLDER V. HUMANITARIAN LAW PROJECT (HLP) IS THE FIRST EVER CHALLENGE TO THE PATRIOT ACT AT THE SUPREME COURT LEVEL. THE CASE ADDRESSES THE VAGUE DEFINITION OF PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT" TO LISTED TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS BY THE US GOVERNMENT. IRONICALLY, THE CLEAR VAGUENESS OF THE TERMS MATERIAL SUPPORT, OR TERRORIST FOR THAT MATTER, IN ADDITION TO POTENTIALLY CURTAILING OUR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH AT HOME, MAY ALSO PREVENT AMERICANS FROM GETTING INVOLVED WITH PEACE AND JUSTICE MOVEMENTS ABROAD - EXACTLY AT A TIME WHEN WE NEED AS MANY ALLIES AS POSSIBLE TO HELP COMBAT TERROR.