Legal Opinion
Citizens Awareness Network, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 10, 2004No. 04-1145, 04-1359PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Disenchanted with its existing procedural framework for the conduct of adjudicatory hearings, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) promulgated new rules designed to make its hearing processes more efficient. These new rules greatly reduce the level of formality in reactor licensing proceedings but, at the same time, place certain unaccustomed restrictions upon the parties. The petitioners and petitioner-intervenors are public interest groups. Supported by the Attorneys General of five states (who have filed a helpful amicus brief), they claim that the new…
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