Supreme Court: Smithsonian not an agency

Supreme Court: Smithsonian not an agency

June 8, 1998

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Supreme Court: Smithsonian not an agency

The Supreme Court today rejected an appeal by an employee of the Smithsonian Institution who said her privacy were rights were violated, letting stand a lower-court ruling that the Smithsonian is not a federal agency and therefore need not comply with a privacy-protection law.

Full story from the Associated Press.

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