Alexander P. Bebris v. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Privacy
Whether an entity becomes a U.S. 'authority' based on federal funding, statutory directives, and law enforcement powers, and if so, whether such an entity is subject to the Freedom of Information Act
1. Does an entity, regardless of its method or location of its incorporation, bedome an "authority" of the United States when; (1) the majority of funding for said entity is provided by the federal government; (2) that entity is specifically named and directed by statute to perform particular functions and actions; f:' and, (3) a subset of the directed statutory mandates include the exercise of power(s) [law enforcement] that have been reserved to the sovereign? 2. If an entity is found to be an "authority" of the United States in meeting question #1 in the affirmative, is that entity subject to the provisions of 5 USC 552 ("The Freedom of Information Act")? 3. Does an entity, regardless of how and where it is incorporated, become a "de facto" agency of the United States under Article II of the United States Constitution where that entity has been granted a special law enforcement authority by Congress? i .