Freeman v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 2009-01-22

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KING, Circuit Judge: We are asked whether the discretionary function exception of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. § 5148 , bars a suit based on the federal government’s handling of relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Plaintiffs allege that the federal government’s violations of…

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