National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish et al., 541 U.S. 157 (2004) is a

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ruling about the

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concerning the release of photos surrounding the

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, then

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. The court ruled unanimously that a family has the right to invoke a deceased individual's right to privacy and the unwarranted invasion of privacy exception in the Act must have evidence of improper conduct to overturn the exception.

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