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NAVAB-SAFAVI v. GLASSMAN

No. 09-5388.

637 F.3d 311 (2011)

Melodi NAVAB-SAFAVI, Appellee v. James K. GLASSMAN, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 1, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin M. Meriweather , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellants. With her on the briefs were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Richard A. Salzman argued the cause for appellee Melodi Navab-Safavi. With him on the brief were Carolyn N. Lerner and Douglas B. Huron .

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Chief Judge:

In July 2007, appellee Melodi Navab-Safavi, then a contractor for the Persian News Network of the Voice of America, appeared in a music video that criticized the United States' involvement in Iraq. Voice of America, overseen by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, terminated Navab-Safavi's contract and Navab-Safavi thereafter filed this action against the Board and several of its officials, alleging...

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