Humanitarian Law Project Ralph Fertig Ilankai Thamil Sangam Tamils of Northern California Tamil Welfare and Human Rights Committee Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America World Tamil Coordinating Committee Nagalingam Jeyalingam v. United States Department of Justice United States Department of State John Ashcroft, Attorney General Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State, Humanitarian Law Project Ralph Fertig Ilankai Thamil Sangam Tamils of Northern California Tamil Welfare & Human Rights Committee Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America World Tamil Coordinating Committee Nagalingam Jeyalingam v. United States Department of Justice United States Department of State John Ashcroft, Attorney General Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State

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2003 Daily Journal DAR 13077·352 F.3d 382·2003 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 10407·2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 24305

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 3, 200302-55082California14,061 words

Opinion

352 F.3d 382 HUMANITARIAN LAW PROJECT; Ralph Fertig; Ilankai Thamil Sangam; Tamils of Northern California; Tamil Welfare and Human Rights Committee; Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America; World Tamil Coordinating Committee; Nagalingam Jeyalingam, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; United States Department of State; John Ashcroft, Attorney General; Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State, Defendants-Appellees. Humanitarian Law Project; Ralph Fertig; Ilankai Thamil Sangam; Tamils of Northern California; Tamil Welfare & Human Rights Committee; Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America; World Tamil Coordinating Committee; Nagalingam Jeyalingam, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. United States Department of Justice; United States Department of State; John Ashcroft, Attorney General; Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State, Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-55082. No. 02-55083. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 5, 2003 — Pasadena, California. Filed December 3, 2003. David Cole, c/o Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., Nancy Chang, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY, Paul L. Hoffman, Schonbrun, De…

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Parties

Humanitarian Law Project Ralph Fertig Ilankai Thamil Sangam Tamils of Northern California Tamil Welfare and Human Rights Committee Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America World Tamil Coordinating Committee Nagalingam Jeyalingam
Plaintiff
United States Department of Justice United States Department of State John Ashcroft, Attorney General Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State, Humanitarian Law Project Ralph Fertig Ilankai Thamil Sangam Tamils of Northern California Tamil Welfare & Human Rights Committee Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America World Tamil Coordinating Committee Nagalingam Jeyalingam v. United States Department of Justice United States Department of State John Ashcroft, Attorney General Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State
Defendant

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