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BALDRIGE v. SHAPIRO

No. 80-1436.

455 U.S. 345 (1982)

BALDRIGE, SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, ET AL. v. SHAPIRO, ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1982

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliott Schulder argued the cause for petitioners in No. 80-1436 and respondents in No. 80-1781. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Acting Solicitor General Wallace, Acting Assistant Attorney General Schiffer, Deputy Solicitor General Geller, Leonard Schaitman, Michael Kimmel, and John Cordes.

George J. Cerrone, Jr., argued the cause for petitioners in No. 80-1781. With him on the briefs was Max P. Zall.

David H. Ben-Asher argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent in No. 80-1436.†

John E. Flaherty, Jr., and Malcolm J. Hall filed a brief for Plaintiffs in MDL-444, In re 1980 Decennial Census Adjustment Litigation, as amici curiae urging reversal in No. 80-1781.

Robert Abrams, Attorney General, Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., Robert S. Rifkind, Peter Bienstock, and Allen G. Schwartz filed a brief for the State of New York et al. as amici curiae.

CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to determine whether lists of addresses collected and utilized by the Bureau of the Census are exempt from disclosure, either by way of civil discovery or the Freedom of Information Act, under the confidentiality provisions of the Census Act, 13 U. S. C. §§ 8 and 9.

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