In the Supreme Court of the United States, Federal Aviation Administration, et al., petitioners, v. Stanmore Cawthon Cooper, respondent : on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit : brief for amici curiae AIDS Foundation of Chicago [and 16 others] in support of respondent /

The question presented is whether mental and emotional distress constitute "actual damages" under the terms of the Privacy Act of 1974 which authorizes suits against the government for "actual damages".