Legal Opinion
Animal Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. Donna E. Shalala
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 10, 1997No. 18-1341PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellants challenge the district court’s determination that a National Academy of Sciences committee, which promulgates and revises a guide on the care and use of laboratory animals for government agencies, is not subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act because it is not “utilized” within the meaning of the statute. We reverse.
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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Appellee-Intervenor, was chartered by Congress in 1863 and has a duty to, “whenever called upon by any department of the Government,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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