ELR Citation: 52 ELR 20023
No(s). 21-cv-1491 (CRC) (D.D.C. Feb 11, 2022) (Cooper, J.)

A district court dismissed environmental groups’ challenge to the International Development Finance Corp’s (DFC’s) 2020 rule exempting itself from the Sunshine Act. The groups challenged the rule under the APA and the Sunshine Act itself, and sought an order declaring the DFC subject to the Sunshine Act and enjoining the agency from conducting meetings out of the public eye. The DFC moved to dismiss for lack of standing and failure to state a claim. The court found the groups had established informational standing but that DFC did not meet the Sunshine Act’s definition of an “agency,” and dismissed the suit.