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| On remand from the Supreme Court in Doe v Chao, Doe got his costs but lost most of his fees. | |
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| The court had ruled that a person who can't prove damages in a Privacy Act case for disclosing a social security number, can't even get the $1000 the act says applied "in all cases." | |
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hat tip: how appealing blog
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| The government argued since Doe didn't get his $1000, he shouldn't get costs or fees either. After explaining why the government was wrong, they stole the guy's fees anyway. | |
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| It's no big deal, we just wanted to set up a doe v chao panel. | |
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