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No. 20-297October Term 2020Decided Jun 25, 2021Updated May 26, 2026

Docket 20-297October Term 2020 (2020–2021)

TransUnion v. Ramirez

TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez

This case asked whether people may recover damages in federal court under the Fair Credit Reporting Act when a credit reporting agency incorrectly labeled them as possible matches to a government terrorist list, even if many of them never had that misleading information sent to anyone else.

Case status

Decided 5-4 · June 25, 2021 · Opinion by Justice Kavanaugh

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Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Jun 25, 2021
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 25, 2021
What it's about

This case asked whether people may recover damages in federal court under the Fair Credit Reporting Act when a credit reporting agency incorrectly labeled them as possible matches to a government terrorist list, even if many of them never had that misleading information sent to anyone else. The Court held that only class members who suffered a concrete, real-world injury—such as having the misleading credit report shared with a third party—had Article III standing to seek damages.

Question presented

Whether either Article III or Rule 23 permits a damages class action where the vast majority of the class suffered no actual injury, let alone an injury anything like what the class representative suffered.

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Jun 25, 2021

Area

Administrative Law

Timing

Decided June 25, 2021

The Court released its decision on June 25, 2021 without hearing oral argument.

Activity

Docket activity3
  • Brief added: Questions Presented

    May 26, 2026 | Court records

  • Opinion added: opinion

    Jun 25, 2021 | Court records

  • Brief added: Petition

    Sep 2, 2020 | Court records