WEAVER v. U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY

No. 94-5406.

87 F.3d 1429 (1996)

Carolyn WEAVER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY, Joseph Duffey, Director, USIA, The Voice of America, Richard Carlson, Director, VOA, United States Department of State, Warren Christopher, Secretary of State, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 9, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen M. Kohn, Washington, DC, argued the cause and filed the briefs, for appellant.

Elaine D. Kaplan, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for amicus curiae National Treasury Employees Union. With her on the brief were Gregory O'Duden and Barbara A. Atkin, Washington, DC.

R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause, for appellees. With him on the brief were Eric H. Holder, Jr., United States Attorney, and Carol B. Epstein, Assistant General Counsel, United States Information Agency.

Before: WALD, SILBERMAN and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Employees of the State Department, the United States Information Agency ("USIA"), and the Agency for International Development ("AID") are required to submit all speaking, writing, and teaching material on matters of "official concern" to their employers for review prior to publication. 3 Foreign Affairs Manual...

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