Legal Opinion
Washington Legal Foundation v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 4, 1988No. Civ. A. 86-2883PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Washington Legal Foundation and piaintiff-intervenor Public Citizen 1 bring this action against the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) 2 seeking declaratory relief that the agency’s use of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary (“ABA Committee” or “Committee”) for evaluations of the qualifications of nominees for federal judgeships violates the Federal Advisory Committee Act (“FACA” or “Act”), 5 U.S.C. App. II. 3 Plaintiffs request that, should DOJ continue to solicit advice from the ABA…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Public Citizen v. United States Department of JusticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- In re Sealed CaseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Seattle Audubon Society v. LyonsDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1994
- United States v. Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux TribeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Northwest Forest Resource Council v. EspyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1994
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