United States Seventh Circuit

Reliable information that incipient terrorist groups are meeting and discussing the commission of violent acts, in pursuit of an ideological agenda, justifies police monitoring of statements by group's members, building a file, and using undercover agents.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/27/2000
• Decided 01/11/2001
• Published 01/11/2001

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Richard Gutman, Montclair, NJ, Lawrence V. Jackowiak, Edward W. Feldman (argued), Miller, Shakman & Hamilton, Harvey M. Grossman, Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., Roger S. Hutchinson, Chicago, IL, for plaintiffs-appellees., Lawrence Rosenthal (argued), Benna R. Solomon, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellant.