You are a second year law student at the prestigious Frankfurter School of Law. One of your classmates is arrested on federal drug trafficking charges and is held at the local federal detention center. You show up to visit about a week after he is first taken into custody. He informs you that his parents are willing to pay for an attorney, but have not yet done so because they are trying to save some money. Because your friend was a C student who didn't always pay attention in class, he has some very basic legal questions for you to answer.
-Your friend has overheard jail officials talking about his case. He thinks that the government will request that he be held without bail, largely because his drug trafficking activity involved contact with suspected terrorists. As far as you can remember, the Bail Reform Act of 1984 establishes that:

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The Bail Reform Act of 1984 allows for defendants to be held without bail if they are deemed a danger to the community or a flight risk. In this case, if the government believes that your friend's drug trafficking activity involved contact with suspected terrorists, they may argue that he is a danger to the community and should be held without bail. However, the decision ultimately rests with the judge who will consider various factors before making a determination on whether or not your friend should be held without bail.

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