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Gissel Reflects On Aryan Civil Suit

Norm Gissel, local attorney who assisted Southern Poverty Law Center attorney Morris Dees in the legal case that bankrupted the Aryan Nations, spoke about the legal strategies involved in the case at The Iron Horse Restaurant in Coeur d'Alene on Friday, April 3, 2009. KATHY PLONKA The Spokesman-Review (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)
Norm Gissel, local attorney who assisted Southern Poverty Law Center attorney Morris Dees in the legal case that bankrupted the Aryan Nations, spoke about the legal strategies involved in the case at The Iron Horse Restaurant in Coeur d'Alene on Friday, April 3, 2009. KATHY PLONKA The Spokesman-Review (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

Norm Gissel, local attorney who assisted Southern Poverty Law Center attorney Morris Dees in the legal case that bankrupted the Aryan Nations, spoke about the legal strategies involved in the case at The Iron Horse Restaurant in Coeur d'Alene on Friday. SR story by Alison Boggs here. (Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-Review)

Question: Did you ever encounter Aryan Nations leader Richard Butler or any of his henchmen?



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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