Toolasprashad v. Bureau of Prisons, No. 00-5425 (D.C. Cir.) (286 F.3d 576) (April 19, 2002) (Judge David S. Tatel)
Loaded on May 1, 2002
published in Punch and Jurists
May 13, 2002
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Privacy Act/Rights.
This case is noted principally for its strong endorsement of the use of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. § 552a) as a tool for combating retaliatory transfers and reclassifications or prisoners by the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). That issue, and the Court’s ruling, are both significant and intriguing, in …
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