Vol. 1, Issue 24.
Featured articles, blogs and abstracts (click on headline to read full article):

The Charity and Security Network presents How the Work of Charities Can Counter Terror and How U.S. Laws Get in the Way. A December 2009 report based a panel disccsuion event held on March 20, 2009 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The report features nonprofit leaders from the U.S., Colombia, Palestinian states and Philippines explain how ill-advised counterterrorism measures diminish the critical work of humanitarian and development groups and exacerbate some of the root causes of terror, such as poverty, religious persecution, and exclusion from the political process.

Vol 1, Issue 21
Featured articles and blog commentaries (click on headline to read full article):
1. House Committee Reins In Patriot Act Provisions; Calls Made for Hearing on Amending Material Support Statute
2. Summary of House Judiciary Committee Discussion of Humanitarian Exemption to Material Support Prohibition
3. Al Haramain v. Treasury: Successful Constitutional Challenge to Unlimited Treasury Power to Shutdown Charities
4. Asset Forfeiture Case Filed Against Alavi Foundation, Grantees Not Accused
5. Massachusetts State Bill Calls For Oversight on Fusion Center
6. President Nominates Shah to Head USAID
7. Update: ACLU Drops Suit After TSA Changes Policies to Limit Unreasonable Searches
8. UK Charity Commission’s Compliance Toolkit: Protecting Charities from Harm
9. Aid Workers Killed or Abducted Around the World in 2009
10. How Many Children Could be Helped if Frozen Charitable Funds Were Released?

Vol.1, Issue 19
Featured articles and blog commentaries (click on headline to read full article):
1. Updated: Summary and Analysis of KindHearts Ruling Requiring Due Process and Probable Cause to Shut Down Charities now Reviews Due Process Holdings
2. Time to Update Bush's EO 13224
3. Fact Sheet: The USA PATRIOT Act, Material Support and the Humanitarian Imperative: The Need for a Humanitarian Exemption
4. Comprehensive Summary and Analysis of Summary of KindHearts Ruling Requiring Due Process and Probable Cause to Shut Down Charities
5. Bitter Memories of 2001 Committee Work on PATRIOT Act Linger for Some in House
6. Provision that Criminalizes Conflict Resolution Training Ignored by Senate Committee