D.C. Circuit: Judge Erred By Not Imposing Spoliation Sanction

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A panel of the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on March 29 reversed rulings awarding summary judgment to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on claims under the Privacy Act of 1974 brought by two applicants to the Honors Program, after finding that the judge should have imposed a negative spoliation inference because of the agency's destruction of annotated versions of the plaintiffs' applications as well as printouts documenting their political affiliation...(read more)