Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service, Petitioner v. Reginald Kirtz
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February 09, 2024
FCRA Immunity Waiver Ruling Tees Up Compliance Frenzy
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the Fair Credit Reporting Act waives federal agencies' immunity from lawsuits will not only open the door to more litigation against government lenders but may also trigger housecleaning to ensure that debts are correctly reported, experts told Law360.
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February 08, 2024
Justices Rule Gov't Agencies Not Immune From FCRA Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a person can sue a government agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, because the law's 1970 definition of a "person" was sufficient to waive the government's immunity.
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November 06, 2023
Justices View FCRA Immunity Bid Through 50-Year-Old Lens
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed ready Monday to accept a Pennsylvania man's argument that a "person" who could be liable under the Fair Credit Reporting Act included a government agency, but the justices bumped repeatedly into a 1973 precedent that said the measure would need a clearer statement of lawmakers' intent to waive the government's immunity.
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November 03, 2023
Up Next At High Court: 2nd Amendment & Gov't Immunity
The U.S. Supreme Court will return Monday to wrap up its November oral arguments sessions, hearing cases that ask whether a federal statute prohibiting people subject to domestic violence orders from possessing guns violates the Second Amendment, whether the federal government can be sued in credit reporting cases and the proper calculation for veterans' education benefits.
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November 03, 2023
Justices Will Ponder 'Person' In FCRA Case Immunity Bid
The U.S. Supreme Court will be tasked Monday with weighing whether public agencies can be sued under the Fair Credit Reporting Act for providing erroneous information about consumers' debts, in a case that hinges largely on whether the law's definition of "person" is unambiguous enough to overcome the presumption of sovereign immunity.
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June 20, 2023
Justices To Weigh Gov't Immunity In Fair Credit Reporting Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to review whether the Fair Credit Reporting Act allows private damages lawsuits against the federal government despite its sovereign immunity, in a case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.