Privacy Act record restriction limited by court

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The US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed the lower court's decision in MacArthur Foundation v. FBI finding that the FBI could retain files on MacArthur Foundation president Lance Lindblom since the files were opened pursuant to a legitimate law enforcement activity. Lindblom argued that continued retention of the files violated the Privacy Act and the right of association. Right of association claims were rejected because Lindblom failed to demonstrate any resultant harm, and the Court found that the FBI could retain the files after the investigation was completed.

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FBI must search beyond main record system to satisfy request

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The US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in Campbell v. Dept of Justice that the FBI must make a better effort to satisfy a Freedom of Information Act request for records pertaining to author and civil rights activist James Baldwin. British writer James Campbell submitted the request while researching a biography of Baldwin, whose activities were monitored extensively by the FBI during the J. Edgar Hoover era.

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Tapes played in open court are public, regardless of crime law

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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in Cottone v. Reno that FBI audiotapes played in court were public records under FOIA despite another law prohibiting release. The court also stated the FBI had to justify privacy redactions.

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