Public Citizen v. Department of Justice
| Public Citizen v. Department of Justice | |
|---|---|
| Argued April 17, 1989 Decided June 21, 1989 | |
| Full case name | Public Citizen v. United States Department of Justice, et al. |
| Citations | 491 U.S. 440 (more) 109 S. Ct. 2558; 105 L. Ed. 2d 377; 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3119 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the American Bar Association committee was “advisory committee” within meaning of Federal Advisory Committee Act, but that application of open meeting and records provisions of that Act to committee would be unconstitutional, Washington Legal Found. v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 691 F. Supp. 483 (D.D.C. 1988); probable jurisdiction noted, 488 U.S. 979 (1988). |
| Holding | |
| Interest groups seeking to uphold the Federal Advisory Committee Act had standing to bring suit, and the Act did not apply to Justice Department's solicitation of committee's views on prospective judicial nominees. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Brennan, joined by White, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens |
| Concurrence | Kennedy, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor |
| Scalia took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. Art. II § 1, Federal Advisory Committee Act | |
Public Citizen v. Department of Justice, 491 U.S. 440 (1989), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court interpreted the Federal Advisory Committee Act as well as Article II of the United States Constitution.