United States DC Circuit

The designation of three Irish political organizations as "foreign terrorist organizations", under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, was proper without affording any process to the organizations.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/14/2002
• Decided 06/14/2002
• Published 06/14/2002

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, RANDOLPH and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lynne Bernabei argued the cause for petitioners.   With her on the briefs were Alan R. Kabat and Debra S. Katz.


• For Appellees:
  
• Douglas N. Letter, Litigation Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondents.   With him on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, and Linda Jacobson, Assistant Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State.