Margaret Dong v. Smithsonian Institution, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden

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• holding that the Smithsonian is not an “agency” subject to the Privacy Act because it is not treated as an “agency” under FOIA
• holding that the Smithsonian does not qualify as an “agency” for APA purposes
• explaining that, as relates to the Smithsonian, the “United States, as trustee, holds legal title to the original Smithson trust property and later accretions”
• stating that there is “much force” to the Smithsonian’s claim that it is not a “Government controlled corporation” but finding it unnecessary to resolve the issue
• noting that the Smithsonian was created “pursuant to a trust bequest” and the “United States, as trustee, holdings legal title to the original Smithson trust property and later accretion”
• noting that the Smithsonian was created “pursuant to a trust bequest,” and “the United States, as trustee, holds legal title to the original Smithson trust property and later accretions.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).