GERLICH v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

  1. March 17, 2014

    DOJ Settles Political-Bias Claims Over Honors Program

    The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to pay $572,000 to settle a Privacy Act suit accusing the Bush-era DOJ of collecting and destroying records about the political leanings of applicants to the agency's Honors Program as part of a biased hiring process, an attorney for the plaintiffs said Monday.

  2. October 03, 2012

    DOJ Applicants Push DC Circ. To Revive Privacy Rights Suit

    A group of former applicants to a U.S. Department of Justice honors program pressed the D.C. Circuit on Monday to resurrect their privacy rights suit alleging the department improperly created and maintained biased records as part of a politically tainted selection process.

  3. December 16, 2011

    DOJ Dodges Privacy Suit Over Job Applicants' Records

    A Washington federal judge on Thursday tossed a case alleging the U.S. Department of Justice violated federal privacy law when it created and maintained records on applicants to the agency's prestigious honors program as part of a politically tainted hiring process.

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