Legal Opinion

Center for Digital Democracy v. Federal Trade Commission

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 1, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2014-2084PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Amit P. Mehta, United States District • Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

Under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, Congress tasked the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) with issuing and enforcing regulations designed to protect the online privacy and safety of children. To carry out its statutory mandate, the FTC issued what is known as the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, or the “COPPA Rule.” The COPPA Rule imposes upon both online services and individual websites directed at children requirements concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of personal…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Scott v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Safecard Services, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
  5. Military Audit Project, Felice D. Cohen, Morton H. Halperin v. William Casey, Director of Central IntelligenceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981

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  3. Block & Leviton LLP v. Federal Trade CommissionDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2020
  4. Climate Investigations Center v. United States Department of EnergyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018
  5. Climate Investigations Center v. United States Department of EnergyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017

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