Legal Opinion
Common Cause v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 26, 1982No. Nos. 81-1975, 81-2002 and 81-2147PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
The Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552b (1976), requires that meetings of multi-member federal agencies shall be open to the public, with the exception of discussions in ten narrowly defined areas.1 In these cases we must decide an important unresolved issue: whether any of the statutory exemptions from the Sunshine Act apply to agency budget deliberations. Interpreting the statutory language in light of the legislative history and underlying policies of the Act, we conclude that there is…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Department of the Air Force v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Chrysler Corp. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Environmental Protection Agency v. MinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Trombley v. Bellows Falls Union High School District No. 27Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
- State v. Book-Cellar, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1984
- Akron Standard Division of Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Raymond Donovan, Secretary of U.S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- State v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1988
- Public Citizen v. National Economic CommissionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1989
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