NATIONAL FED'N OF FED. EMPLOYEES v. GREENBERG

No. 92-5216.

983 F.2d 286 (1993)

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, et al. v. Paul GREENBERG, Major General, Commander, Headquarters, Army, Armament, Munitions & Chemical Command, et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freddi Lipstein, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the appellants. With her on the briefs were Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., Edith Marshall, Asst. U.S. Atty., Barbara L. Herwig, Leonard Schaitman and Margaret S. Hewing, Attorneys, Dept. of Justice, and Sally M. Rider, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, DC.

Joshua F. Bowers, National Federation of Federal Employees, Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was H. Stephan Gordon, Gen. Counsel, Nat. Federation of Federal Employees, Washington, DC.

Kate Martin, Washington, DC, argued the cause for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of the Nat. Capital Area. With her on the brief were Arthur B. Spitzer, D. Michael Fitzhugh and Jonathan L. Diesenhaus, Washington, DC.

Before: EDWARDS, SENTELLE, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

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