Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz
2024 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz, 601 U.S. 42 (2024), is a United States Supreme Court case holding that the Fair Credit Reporting Act unequivocally and unambiguously waives the sovereign immunity of the United States.
Quick Facts Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz, Argued Nov. 26, 2023 Decided Feb. 8, 2024 ...
Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz | |
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Argued Nov. 26, 2023 Decided Feb. 8, 2024 | |
Full case name | United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Reginald Kirtz |
Docket no. | 22-846 |
Citations | 601 U.S. 42 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Reargument | Reargument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
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Questions presented | |
Whether the civil-liability provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq., unequivocally and unambiguously waive the sovereign immunity of the United States. | |
Holding | |
Yes, the FCRA waives the sovereign immunity of the United States | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Gorsuch, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Fair Credit Reporting Act |
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The case came from a 2022 decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit which joined the D.C. and Seventh circuits in holding that the relevant provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act unequivocally and unambiguously waive the sovereign immunity of the United States.