NATIONAL COUNCIL OF RES. v. DEPT. OF STATE

No. 99-1438, Consolidated with 99-1439

251 F.3d 192 (2001)

National Council of Resistance of Iran and National Council of Resistance of Iran, U.S. Representative Office, Petitioners v. Department of State and Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State, Respondents

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 8, 2001


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin D. Minsker argued the cause for petitioners National Council of Resistance of Iran and National Council of Resistance of Iran, U.S. Representative Office. With him on the briefs were Scott L. Nelson, Ellen Fels Berkman and Jody Manier Kris.

Jacob A. Stein argued the cause for petitioner People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran. With him on the briefs were George A. Fisher and Ronald G. Precup.

Douglas N. Letter, Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the briefs were David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, H. Thomas Byron, III, Attorney, and Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney at the time the briefs were filed.

Before: Edwards, Chief Judge, Sentelle and Henderson, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge Sentelle.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

Two organizations, the National Council of Resistance of Iran and the People's Mojahedin of Iran, petition for review of the Secretary's designation of the two as constituting a "foreign terrorist organization" under the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, raising both statutory and constitutional arguments. While we...

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