Public Citizen v. U.S. Department of Justice
Citation
491 U.S. 440 (1989)
Facts
Stub — to be completed.
Issue
Stub — to be completed.
Holding
Stub — to be completed.
Rule
Courts should construe statutes to avoid serious constitutional questions when the text fairly permits such a reading; the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) does not apply to ABA committee advising DOJ on judicial nominations.
Significance
Applied the constitutional avoidance canon to narrow FACA’s scope; important for separation of powers limits on congressional regulation of executive advisory processes.