U.S. Supreme Court
May 18, 2016
A tug of war between Congress and the courts
Can Congress deem someone injured? The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Spokeo Inc. v. Robins purportedly to address that issue. But the justices dodged the question in its decision on Monday. By Deborah J. La Fetra
Can Congress deem someone injured? The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Spokeo Inc. v. Robins, 2016 DJDAR 4566, purportedly to address that issue. But, as is becoming a trend on the eight-member court, the justices dodged the question in its decision on Monday.
The case arose when Spokeo, a data-aggregating "people search engine," published false information about Thomas Robins. Specifically, although...
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