[Random-bits] Falwell Sues White House, FBI (fwd)

[James Love]

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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:38:41 -0800
From: James S. Tyre <j.s.tyre@CYBERPASS.NET>
To: FOI-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Falwell Sues White House, FBI

I have no knowledge of whether there is any substance to this, but if
there is, it may interest listmembers.

http://www.callaw.com/stories/edt0125z.html

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The Rev. Jerry Falwell has sued the White House and
the FBI for denying a request for information about him that he contends
is kept in a ``secret'' Justice Department database about religious and
anti-abortion leaders.

The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. District Court, contends the
database is used to keep information intended for use in smear tactics.
Falwell sought the information last summer under the Freedom of
Information Act after being told of the alleged database by Judicial
Watch, a conservative Washington group that said it learned of the
material through an anonymous source.

Falwell contends that keeping information about him in the database is a
violation of the Privacy Act, which makes it illegal for the government
to keep a file on a person without a lawful reason.

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