The Supreme Court has ruled 5-3 that recoverable actual damages under the Privacy Act do not include those from mental or emotional distress. The opinion, written by Justice Alito can be found here.
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I am Fatemeh Ghanbari
Iranian lawyer and university professor
It was interesting
Thank you
Posted by: fatemeh ghanbari | March 28, 2012 at 02:12 PM
Sotomayor, Ginsburg, and Breyer dissent - go figure.
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Posted by: Online Law Degrees | March 29, 2012 at 02:58 PM