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Supreme Court Rules Federal Agencies Can Be Sued Under Fair Credit Reporting Act

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Kirtz , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a consumer may sue a federal agency under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681n and 1681o for failing to comply with the terms of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). As Justice Gorsuch explained, the Court has found a clear waiver of sovereign immunity in just two situations.

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Supreme Court Clarifies When Public Officials Can Be held Liable for Social Media Activity

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Freed , 601 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public officials may be held liable for their social media activity in certain circumstances. In Lindke v.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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A Hawaii court held that the Hawai‘i Environmental Policy Act requires environmental review for commercial taking of aquarium fish and that Department of Land and Natural Resources issuance and renewal of licenses for commercial aquarium collection without environmental review was invalid and illegal. EPA (Supreme Court of Guyana).

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