Legal Opinion
Energy Research Foundation v. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 26, 1990No. 90-5096PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board does not consider itself an “agency” subject to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (FOIA), or the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552b. The Board therefore does not make its records available to the public under FOIA and it does not open its meetings pursuant to the Sunshine Act. Appellants are two organizations and an individual who wish to attend the Board’s meetings and review its records. They sued for a declaratory judgment and an injunction…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gary A. Soucie v. Edward E. David, Jr., Director, Office of Science and TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Washington Research Project, Inc. v. Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Brent N. Rushforth v. Council of Economic AdvisersCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Pacific Legal Foundation v. The Council on Environmental Quality, Pacific Legal Foundation v. The Council on Environmental QualityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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