| | Twenty (20) federal court decisions discuss the "fairly balanced" requirement, a prominent one being a lawsuit brought by the NAACP that blocked Attorney General [[Bill Bar]] from releasing conclusions by a commission created in January 2020 pursuant to Exec. Order No. 13,896, 84 Fed. Reg. 58,595 (Oct. 28, 2019) concerning law enforcement. ''NAACP Legal Def. & Educ. Fund, Inc. v. Barr'', 496 F. Supp. 3d 116, 121 (D.D.C. 2020). The district court of [[D.C.]] held that: | | Twenty (20) federal court decisions discuss the "fairly balanced" requirement, a prominent one being a lawsuit brought by the NAACP that blocked Attorney General [[Bill Bar]] from releasing conclusions by a commission created in January 2020 pursuant to Exec. Order No. 13,896, 84 Fed. Reg. 58,595 (Oct. 28, 2019) concerning law enforcement. ''NAACP Legal Def. & Educ. Fund, Inc. v. Barr'', 496 F. Supp. 3d 116, 121 (D.D.C. 2020). The district court of [[D.C.]] held that: |
| | {{cquote|FACA requires an advisory committee's membership to be "fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed by the advisory committee." 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 5(b)(2). In selecting committee members, the appointing authority should "consider a cross-section of those directly affected, interested, and qualified, as appropriate to the nature and functions of the advisory committee." 41 C.F.R. § 102-3.60(b)(3). Among other factors, the appointing authority should consider the advisory committee's mission, the ethnic, social, and economic impact of the committee's recommendations, the "types of specific perspectives required," and the "need to obtain divergent points of view on the issues before the advisory committee." 41 C.F.R. § 102-3, subpt. B, app. A.}} | | {{cquote|FACA requires an advisory committee's membership to be "fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed by the advisory committee." 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 5(b)(2). In selecting committee members, the appointing authority should "consider a cross-section of those directly affected, interested, and qualified, as appropriate to the nature and functions of the advisory committee." 41 C.F.R. § 102-3.60(b)(3). Among other factors, the appointing authority should consider the advisory committee's mission, the ethnic, social, and economic impact of the committee's recommendations, the "types of specific perspectives required," and the "need to obtain divergent points of view on the issues before the advisory committee." 41 C.F.R. § 102-3, subpt. B, app. A.}} |
| − | ''NAACP Legal Def. & Educ. Fund, Inc. v. Barr'', 496 F. Supp. 3d 116, 143-44 (D.D.C. 2020) | + | ''NAACP Legal Def. & Educ. Fund, Inc. v. Barr'', 496 F. Supp. 3d 116, 143-44 (D.D.C. 2020). |