Legal Opinion
Negley v. U.S. Dep't of Justice
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 3, 2018No. Civil Action No. 15–1004 (JEB)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
In 1995, The Washington Post printed a manifesto written by a domestic terrorist who came to be known as the Unabomber. The day after publication, Plaintiff James Lutcher Negley walked into a library at California State University (Chico) and-in a fateful request-offered the librarian twenty dollars to leave a copy of the article at his hotel. Apparently unnerved by the interaction, the librarian called the UNABOM Hot Line and reported Negley's request. The FBI then interviewed Plaintiff and conducted a brief investigation before quickly clearing…
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