United States DC Circuit

Foreign entities with a presence within the United States are entitled to Constitutional protections, and need not have a "substantial" presence in order to be entitled to notice and a hearing before designation as "foreign terrorist organizations."

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/15/2000
• Decided 06/08/2001
• Published 06/08/2001

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS, Chief Judge, SENTELLE and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• 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.


• For Appellees:
  
• 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.