Legal Opinion
Committee in Solidarity With the People of El Salvador (Cispes) v. William F. Sessions, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 12, 1991No. 90-5179PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
For more than two years, from 1983 to 1985, the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), several of its members, and individuals and groups associated with the organization. An informant, later found to be untrustworthy, had alleged that CISPES was involved in terrorist activities. No links to terrorism were ever uncovered. After determining that it had been acting on unreliable information, the FBI terminated the inquiry. By then the Bureau…
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