•   Opinion. A federal appeals court rules that plaintiffs "failed to establish any duty...owed to them by the federal government" to disclose any documents which may have shown what, if any, communications the White House Energy Task Force had with energy industry lobbyists and business executives.
• Opinion, (United States Supreme Court) June 24, 2004
  • Supreme Court Center Docket: In Re: Cheney
• Justice Scalia's Memorandum (Declining to recuse himself from the case) March 18, 2004
• Motion to Recuse (Sierra Club's motion seeking Justice Scalia's recusal from case) February 23, 2004
• Exhibit 1 to Motion (Los Angeles Time story: Scalia Was Cheney Hunt Trip Guest: Ethics Concern Grows) February 4, 2004
• Exhibit 2 to Motion (Justice Scalia's Letter To Los Angeles Times Reporter David Savage) January 16, 2004
• Exhibit 3 to Motion (Editorial cartoons and newspaper editorials)

Congressional Letters to U.S. Supreme Court:

• Letter from U.S. Representatives Waxman and Conyers to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist (Letter regarding Recusal Procedure) January 30, 2004
• Letter from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist to Senator Leahy on the Court's recusal policy [PDF version] January 26, 2004
• Letter from U.S. Senators Leahy and Lieberman to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist (Letter regarding Recusal Procedure) January 22, 2004

Judicial Watch v. Dept. of Energy / Natural Resources Defense Council v. Dept. of Interior

• Memorandum Opinion (March 31, 2004)

Judicial Watch v. NEDPG / Sierra Club v. Cheney:

• Amended Order (Nov. 3, 2002)
• Gov't's Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal (Oct. 21, 2002)
• Order (Oct. 17, 2002)
• Memorandum Opinion (July 11, 2002)
• Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (Jan. 25, 2002)

Walker v. Cheney:

• Energy Task Force: Process Used To Develop The National Energy Policy (GAO's Congressional Audit Of The White House Energy Task Force) (August 2003)
• Memorandum Opinion (Dec. 9, 2002)
• Cheney's final brief (August 26, 2002)
• Plaintiff's Consolidated Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (July 1, 2002)
• Cheney's brief in support of motion to dismiss (May 21, 2002)
• Cheney's Response to Plaintiff's statement of Material Facts (May 21, 2002)
• Cheney's initial brief in support of motion to dismiss (May 21, 2002)
• Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Apr. 11, 2002)
• Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (Feb. 22, 2002)
• Chronology of the GAO's Attempts to Obtain Information fron the NEPDG
• Decision of the GAO Comptroller General Concerning NEPDG Litigation (Jan. 30, 2002)
• GAO Comptroller General's request for White House documents and information re: National Energy Policy Development Group (Aug. 17, 2001)

National Energy Policy:

• White House National Energy Policy Report (May 16, 2001)

Edward Lazarus
• Why Justice Scalia Is Wrong To Refuse to Recuse Himself From a Case Involving Dick Cheney and His Energy Task Force
• Scalia's Refusal to Recuse: Why His Lengthy Explanation Is Completely Unconvincing, And Why Bush v. Gore Provides Even More Reason to Recuse

John Dean
• A Closer Look At The Case From Which Justice Scalia Has Refused To Recuse Himself: The Momentous Stakes, and the Larger Political Context
• GAO's Final Energy Task Force Report Reveals that the Vice President Made A False Statement to Congress
• The General Accounting Office Drops Its Suit Against Vice President Cheney: Given This Development, What's Next?
• GAO V. Cheney Is Big-Time Stalling: The Vice President Can Win Only If We Have Another Bush v. Gore -like Ruling
• Some Questions About Enron's Campaign Contributions: Did Enron Successfully Buy Influence With The Money It Spent?

• White House National Energy Policy
• U.S. House Committee on Government Reform Minority Office