This news from Los Angeles: The federal government was sued yesterday over a law that makes it illegal to aid the lawful and nonviolent activities of foreign groups the State Department has deemed to be terrorist organizations. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. district court on behalf of six organizations and two individuals who want to continue helping two so-called terrorist groups, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the PKK, which seeks independence for Kurds in Turkey, and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, which advocates self-determination for Tamils in Sri Lanka. Court papers filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights claim that two provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1996 are unconstitutional. In the court papers, the CCR said the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that fundraising for the lawful activities of a foreign terrorist organization is protected by the First Amendment. The plaintiffs are seeking a preliminary injunction barring the government from prosecuting individuals and organizations under the act.