KING v. PALMER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger E. Warin, with whom Bryan T. Veis and Jerald S. Howe, Jr., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellant in 89-7027 and appellee in 89-7028. Robert M. Adler and Joel P. Bennett, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances for appellants.

Donna M. Murasky, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Herbert O. Reid, Sr., Corp. Counsel, John Payton, Acting Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees in 89-7027 and appellants in 89-7028. Susan S. McDonald, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellees in 89-7027 and appellants in 89-7028.

Michael J. Ryan, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John Oliver Birch and R. Craig Lawrence, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for amicus curiae the U.S. of America in 89-7027 and 89-7028 urging reversal.

John J. Curtin, Jr., Boston, Mass., Rex E. Lee, Carter G. Phillips, and Joseph R. Guerra, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for amicus curiae The American Bar Ass'n in 89-7027 and 89-7028 urging that the panel's decision be reinstated without modification.

Daniel B. Edelman, Washington, D.C., Barry Goldstein, and Mari Mayeda, Oakland, Cal., were on the brief for amici curiae Joel P. Bennett, et al. in 89-7027 and 89-7028 urging that the panel's decision be reinstated without modification.

Blair G. Brown, Brenda V. Smith, and Richard S. Seligman, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for amicus curiae the District of Columbia Bar in 89-7027 and 89-7028 urging that the panel's decision be reinstated.

Charles Stephen Ralston, New York City, for NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Educational Fund; E. Richard Larson, New York City, for Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Joseph M. Sellers, Washington, D.C., for Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Gregory O'Duden, Elaine Kaplan, and Timothy Hannapel, Washington, D.C., for National Treasury Employees Union, and Paul M. Smith, Washington, D.C., for Washington Council of Lawyers, were on the joint brief for amici curiae in 89-7027 and 89-7028 urging that the panel's opinion be reinstated.

Daniel J. Popeo, New York City, entered an appearance for amicus curiae The Washington Legal Foundation and the Allied Educational Foundation in 89-7027 and 89-7028 urging reversal.

Before MIKVA, Chief Judge, WALD, EDWARDS, RUTH BADER GINSBURG, SILBERMAN, BUCKLEY, WILLIAMS, D.H. GINSBURG, SENTELLE, THOMAS, HENDERSON, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.