Legal Opinion

National Aeronautics & Space Administration v. Nelson

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 19, 2011No. 09-530PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION OF THE COURT

[562 U.S. 138]

2Opinion of the Court · AlitoJustice Alito

In two cases decided more than 30 years ago, this Court referred broadly to a constitutional privacy “interest in avoiding disclosure of personal matters.” Whalen v. Roe, 429 U.S. 589, 599-600, 97 S. Ct. 869, 51 L. Ed. 2d 64 (1977); Nixon v. Administrator of General Services, 433 U.S. 425, 457, 97 S. Ct. 2777, 53 L. Ed. 2d 867 (1977). Respondents in this case, federal contract employees at a Government laboratory, claim that two parts of a standard employment background investigation violate their rights under Whalen andNixon. Respondents challenge a section…

3Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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4Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Gonzalez v. NevaresUnited States District Court · 2018
  4. Hancock v. County of RensselaerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2018
  5. Logan (ID 72032) v. MeyerDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2020

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