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· 9/9/1985

Cispes (Committee in Solidarity With the People of El Salvador) v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Citations

  • 770 F.2d 468
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 31473

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that statute did not infringe on right to assembly because “the statute does not prevent simple peaceable assembly for the purpose of lawful 15 discussion, which of course, cannot be made a crime.”
  • recognizing the \undeniably important governmental interest of protecting foreign officials and visitors\
  • recognizing the “undeniably important governmental interest of protecting foreign officials and visitors”
  • dealing with a statute making it a crime to threaten or intimidate foreign officials or internationally protected persons
  • dealing with a statute making it a crime to threaten or intimidate foreign officials or internationally protected persons
  • rule of construction deemed a “valuable indication of Congress’ concern for the preservation of First Amendment rights”

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Judges: Clark, Brown, Politz

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