The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld one of the most controversial Bush administration laws in the war on terrorism.

By a vote of 6-3, with Justice John Paul Stevens joining the majority, the court upheld a law that makes it a crime to provide “material support” to organizations designated by the State Department as terrorist groups.

Lawyers in California wanted to provide legal training and help to groups in Turkey and Sri Lanka that were on the State Department’s list. The lawyers said their assistance — teaching international law and consulting on how to petition the U.N. — would not further any terrorist activities of the groups.

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