TAVOULAREAS v. PIRO

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Walsh, New York City, of the bar of the Court of Appeals of N.Y., pro hac vice, by special leave of court, with whom Charles Alan Wright, Austin, Tex., was on the brief, for appellant. Abel J. Mattos, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance, for appellant.

Edward Bennett Williams, with whom David E. Kendall and Kevin T. Baine, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees The Washington Post Company et al.

David Machanic and Robert A. Feitel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee Philip Piro.

Judah Best and Loren Kieve, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for appellee-intervenors Mobil Corp. and Mobil Oil Corp.

J. Laurent Scharff, Jane E. Kirtley, James P. Mercurio and Rodney F. Page were on the brief for amici curiae Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press et al. David Machanic, Jack C. Landau, Robert B. Bruce and Anthony C. Epstein, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for these amici in support of appellees.

Michael P. McDonald was on the brief for amicus curiae The American Legal Foundation in support of appellant.

Floyd Abrams, Dean Ringel, George Freeman, New York City, W. Terry Maguire, Richard M. Schmidt, Jr., Washington, D.C., R. Bruce Rich, Lauren W. Field, New York City, and Steven A. Bookshester, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for amici curiae American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. et al. in support of appellees.

R. Bruce Rich, New York City, entered an appearance for amici curiae American Publishers, Inc. et al. in support of appellees.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, ROBINSON, MIKVA, EDWARDS, RUTH BADER GINSBURG, SCALIA, and STARR, Circuit Judges, and WRIGHT and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judges.