Legal Opinion
Mendelsohn v. Meese
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 12, 1988No. 88 Civ. 2005 (ELP)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION
PALMIERI, District Judge.
This case involves novel and delicate questions of constitutional and international law arising out of the passage by Congress of the Anti-terrorism Act of 1987 1 (the “Act”). Presently before the Court are the motions of three individual plaintiffs for preliminary injunctive relief. Fed. R.Civ.P. 65.
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The Anti-terrorism Act of 1987
The Act makes specific findings regarding the activities of the Palestine Liberation Organization (the “PLO”) as an international terrorist organization. 22 U.S.C. A. § 5201(a) (West Supp.1988). It sets forth Congress’…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States v. Palestine Liberation OrganizationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
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