COMMITTEE IN SOLIDARITY v. SESSIONS

No. 90-5179.

929 F.2d 742 (1991)

COMMITTEE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF EL SALVADOR (CISPES), et al., Appellants, v. William F. SESSIONS, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 12, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan H. Levine, with whom Melvin L. Wulf, Michael Ratner, New York City, and James Klimaski were on the brief, Washington, D.C., for appellants.

R. Joseph Sher, Sr. Trial Counsel, Dept. of Justice, with whom Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., were on the brief, Washington, D.C., for appellees.

Before SILBERMAN, WILLIAMS, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

For more than two years, from 1983 to 1985, the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), several of its members, and individuals and groups associated with the organization. An informant, later found to be untrustworthy, had alleged that CISPES was involved in terrorist activities. No links to terrorism were...

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