Federal Aviation Administration v. Cooper
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Alito
The Privacy Act of 1974, codified in part at 5 U. S. C. §552a, contains a comprehensive and detailed set of requirements for the management of confidential records held by Executive Branch agencies. If an agency fails to comply with those requirements “in such a way as to have an adverse effect on an individual,” the Act authorizes the individual to bring a civil action against the agency. § 552a(g)(l)(D). For violations found to be “intentional or willful,” the United States is liable for “actual damages.” § 552a,(g)(4)(A). In this case, we must decide whether the term “actual damages,” as…
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