F.A.A. v. COOPER

No. 10-1024.

132 S.Ct. 1441 (2012)

182 L.Ed.2d 497

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, et al., Petitioners v. Stanmore Cawthon COOPER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 28, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Feigin , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Raymond A. Cardozo , San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.

Raymond A. Cardozo , Counsel of Record, James M. Wood , James C Martin , David J. Bird , Tiffany Renee Thomas , Thomas M. Pohl , Reed Smith LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Eric J. Feigin , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Mark B. Stern , Samantha L. Chaifetz , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.


Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Privacy Act of 1974, codified in part at 5 U.S.C. § 552a, contains a comprehensive and detailed set of requirements for the management of confidential records held by Executive Branch agencies. If an agency fails to comply with those requirements "in such a way as to have an adverse effect on an individual," the Act authorizes the individual to bring a civil action against the agency. § 552a(g)(1)(D)...

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