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		reaperducer on March 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU government websites have undisclosed adtech tra... Perhaps not to an individual, but states and cities sue federal agencies all the time. IANAL, but I believe it is possible to sue the "entire federal government." When someone commits a federal crime, the paperwork reads "United States vs. {$alleged_miscreant}." So it seems to me that the opposite should also be possible.

sarchertech on March 18, 2019 [–]

The Federal government has sovereign immunity. You can't sue them unless they say you can.

There are limited instances were congress has waived immunity through legislation.

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