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Fattahi v. Bureau of of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, No. CIV.A.01-1094-A (E.D.Va.) (186 F.Supp.2d 656) (February 26, 2002) (Judge Thomas Selby III Ellis)

Loaded on April 1, 2002 published in Punch and Jurists April 08, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Privacy Act/Rights.

This case is moted for its discussion of the Privacy Act, and particularly how two of the 13 exceptions to that Act (the "consent" and "routine use" exceptions) have rendered that statute virtually futile and useless, at least in certain cases.

In theory, the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(b)) ...

 

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