Legal Opinion
Pacific Legal Foundation v. The Council on Environmental Quality, Pacific Legal Foundation v. The Council on Environmental Quality
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 27, 1980No. 79-1689, 79-1846PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge FRIEDMAN, United States Court of Claims.
FRIEDMAN, Chief Judge:
These consolidated cases challenge regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (Council) that make the Govern ment in the Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act), 5 U.S.C. § 552b, inapplicable to two types of Council action: (1) advising the President and (2) other actions on which the Council is not required to take a formal vote. No. 79-1689 is a petition to review the portion of the Council’s Sunshine Act regulations that thus limit the applicability of the Act. No. 79-1846 is an appeal…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Ryan v. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by50 opinions
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