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PEOPLE'S MOJAHEDIN ORGANIZATION v. U.S. DEPT. OF STATE

Nos. 97-1648, 97-1670.

182 F.3d 17 (1999)

PEOPLE'S MOJAHEDIN ORGANIZATION OF IRAN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE and Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State, Respondents. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Petitioner, v. United States Department of State, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacob A. Stein argued the cause for petitioner in 97-1648. With him on the briefs were George A. Fisher and Ronald G. Precup.

Ramsey Clark argued the cause for petitioner 97-1670. With him on the briefs were Lawrence W. Schilling and Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran.

Douglas N. Letter, Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondents in 97-1648. With him on the brief were Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, John P. Schnitker and H. Thomas Byron, III, Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice.

John P. Schnitker, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondent in 97-1670. With him on the brief were Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, Douglas N. Letter, Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, and H. Thomas Byron, III, Attorney.

Before: WILLIAMS and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges, and BUCKLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act conferred upon the Secretary of State the power to designate "foreign terrorist organizations." 8 U.S.C. § 1189. By order effective October 8, 1997, Secretary of State Madeline K. Albright so designated the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. See Designation of Foreign Terrorist...

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