TRANS UNION CORP. v. F.T.C.

No. 00-1141.

245 F.3d 809 (2001)

TRANS UNION CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger L. Longtin argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was Stephen L. Agin.

Lawrence DeMille-Wagman, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Debra A. Valentine, General Counsel, and John F. Daly, Assistant General Counsel.

Before: EDWARDS, Chief Judge, GINSBURG and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner, a consumer reporting agency, sells lists of names and addresses to target marketers — companies and organizations that contact consumers with offers of products and services. The Federal Trade Commission determined that these lists were "consumer reports" under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and thus could no longer be sold for target marketing purposes. Challenging...

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