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· 7/22/2014

James X. Bormes v. United States

Citations

  • 759 F.3d 793
  • 2014 WL 3583937
  • 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 14042

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the federal government is not immune from lawsuits under the FCRA
  • holding that FCRA waives sovereign immunity for damages
  • holding the FCRA waived sovereign immunity
  • \The United States concedes that it is a \person\ for the purpose of [FCRA's] substantive requirements.\
  • “Congress can give consent for itself even though not for the states.”

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Judges: Wood, Bauer, Easterbrook

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