Richard Cheney, et al.,
Petitioners
Theodore B. Olson, Solicitor GeneralIn January 2001, President George Bush signed an order creating the National Energy Policy Development Group (NEPDG), chaired by Vice President Richard Cheney and tasked with formulating a new national energy policy. Five months later, the group produced a report, and shortly after that, two organizations — Judicial Watch and the Sierra Club — filed suit against Cheney and 18 other government and business officials, alleging violation of Federal law and requesting that documents from the policy meetings be made public. The Bush Administration countered that the President must be allowed to have confidential advice and…
