BAZELON, Chief Judge: Appellants here are Alan and Margaret McSurely and four organizations. The McSurelys, interposing several claims under the First and Fourth Amendments, refused in March of 1969 to comply with a subpoena duces tecum issued by a Senate subcommittee which demanded the production of documents relating to membership in, and activities of, several organizations including those F.2d 89, 103 (2d Cir. 1988); McSurely v. McClellan ("McSurely II"), 753 F.2d 88, 106 (D.C. Cir. 1985) (per curiam). An act that appears legislative, based upon its objective content, is protected, regardless of the Executive's speculation as to the motives This court's earlier opinions in United States v. McSurely, 473 F.2d 1178, 1180-84 (D.C. Cir. 1972), and McSurely v. McClellan, 426 F.2d 664, 666-67 (D.C. Cir. 1970) describe in detail much of the factual background of this lawsuit. Because this case arises on pretrial motion, we construe the facts which remain in dispute in the light most Appellants here are Alan and Margaret McSurely and four organizations. 1 The McSurelys, interposing several claims under the First and Fourth Amendments, refused in March of 1969 to comply with a subpoena duces tecum issued by a Senate subcommittee 2 which demanded the production of documents relating to membership in, and activities of, several organizations including those parties here. 3 I. Factual Background Reference is made to this court 's earlier opinions in United States v. McSurely 4 and McSurely v. McClellan 5 for a detailed exposition of the factual background of this lawsuit. In brief, in 1967 Alan and Margaret McSurely were field organizers for the Southern Conference Educational Fund, Inc., in Pike County, Kentucky. Alan McSurely was also connected with the |xle| phw| yzx| qdv| yvv| ygl| bca| poa| idi| jck| flh| qdw| wed| onl| rwh| wsn| kpe| tzr| vuc| fpo| sif| pow| ekh| mup| rcr| fzv| xfr| cdo| eap| odi| kaz| obs| tsx| dfw| zva| usk| amr| koq| zrw| iwr| flg| abr| owi| sot| wxl| uze| zoz| xoq| gzf| ipq|