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anobserver2

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10. Read the link I posted about the Privacy Act and death

Tue Jul 11, 2023, 01:45 PM

Jul 2023

That link talks about two cases that went to court over this issue of Do the dead have rights? One case was the Clinton aide who committed suicide and a FOIA request was filed; the other was the Dale Earnhardt story was it? And people wanted photos of that crash. Both were litigated. I think in both cases the courts said no, and no. However, a former US President is not the same as a private citizen, and whiloe the families in those other two cases were I believe considered as to their wishes, the family of a US President is: the American people, in a sense. And, this topic of legacy admissions is very much in the public eye right now. So...

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How To Fake a College Degree All the Way to the White House (FERPA, legacy admit, GHW Bush, Yale) [View all] anobserver2 Jul 2023 OP

You're wrong. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 #1

What are you even talking about? anobserver2 Jul 2023 #3

FERPA now the title anobserver2 Jul 2023 #17

You may remember the thread I wrote when GHW Bush died ... anobserver2 Jul 2023 #2

Yale isn't subject to FOIA Fiendish Thingy Jul 2023 #4

Well, Yale is subject to FERPA - they receive federal funds. anobserver2 Jul 2023 #5

Have you found a lawyer willing to sue? Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2023 #21

Thread title fixed now anobserver2 Jul 2023 #18

Here is my point - and I think this would have to be litigated anobserver2 Jul 2023 #6

A journalist then reminded me of this... anobserver2 Jul 2023 #7

FERPA says: YES, you can get a transcript of a DECEASED STUDENT anobserver2 Jul 2023 #8

Yale said nothing - at first. anobserver2 Jul 2023 #9

Read the link I posted about the Privacy Act and death anobserver2 Jul 2023 #10

What I am trying to say to Yale is this: You are wrong - because.... anobserver2 Jul 2023 #11

Yale does not have a transcript for GHW Bush is my belief now anobserver2 Jul 2023 #12

You have to remember: GHW Bush was married with a kid anobserver2 Jul 2023 #13

BTW I am very much against legacy admissions anobserver2 Jul 2023 #14

Will re-format later anobserver2 Jul 2023 #15

Long-story short. It's not what you know, it's who you know. czarjak Jul 2023 #16

True anobserver2 Jul 2023 #19

Short version of my argument here anobserver2 Jul 2023 #20

Now do Musk orthoclad Jul 2023 #22