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Dick Durbin: “The Supreme Court has not ruled on the legality of detaining an individual for providing material support to terrorism”

On the recordJune 30, 2010
The Supreme Court has not ruled on the legality of detaining an individual for providing material support to terrorism
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Senator Durbin noted the absence of Supreme Court rulings on specific detention issues.

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