Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project
561 U.S. 1 · U.S. Supreme Court
Holding and boundaries
Upheld application of the material-support statute to coordinated training and expert advice for designated foreign terrorist organizations.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
13 issue placements
Association Is Not Participation
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Association Is Not Participation. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Civil-Society Freedom & Nonprofit Resilience
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Civil-Society Freedom & Nonprofit Resilience. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Collective Blame, Dual-Loyalty Suspicion & Jewish Identity Conflation
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Collective Blame, Dual-Loyalty Suspicion & Jewish Identity Conflation. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Conflict Exposure & Community Wellbeing
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Conflict Exposure & Community Wellbeing. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Diaspora Civic Voice
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Diaspora Civic Voice. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Guilt by Association & Social-Graph Inference
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Guilt by Association & Social-Graph Inference. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Humanitarian Relief, Famine & Forced Displacement
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Humanitarian Relief, Famine & Forced Displacement. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Identity Is Not Agency
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Identity Is Not Agency. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Heritage, Civic Voice & Loyalty Suspicion
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Heritage, Civic Voice & Loyalty Suspicion. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention & Atrocity Prevention
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention & Atrocity Prevention. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Privacy & Surveillance
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Privacy & Surveillance. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Transnational Repression & Diaspora Safety
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Transnational Repression & Diaspora Safety. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Voluntary Role Authorization
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project rejects, narrows, limits, or supplies adverse authority relevant to Voluntary Role Authorization. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.
Scope and limitations: Independent advocacy remains distinct; designation, knowledge, coordination and statutory definitions are central.
Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required
Publication and provenance
The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.
Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.