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PIERCE COUNTY v. GUILLEN

No. 01-1229.

537 U.S. 129 (2003)

PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON v. GUILLEN, LEGAL GUARDIAN OF GUILLEN ET AL., MINORS, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 14, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel R. Hamilton argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Susan P. Jensen.

Deputy Solicitor General Clement argued the cause for the United States as intervenor. On the briefs were Solicitor General Olson, Assistant Attorney General McCallum, Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler, Malcolm L. Stewart, Paul R. Q. Wolfson, Mark B. Stern, Alisa B. Klein, Kirk K. Van Tine, Paul M. Geier, Dale C. Andrews, Laura C. Fentonmiller, and Edward V. A. Kussy.

Salvador A. Mungia argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Darrell L. Cochran and J. Bradley Buckhalter.*

THOMAS, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

We address in this case whether 23 U. S. C. § 409, which protects information "compiled or collected" in connection with certain federal highway safety programs from being discovered or admitted in certain federal or state trials, is a valid exercise of Congress' authority under the Constitution.

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Beginning with the Highway Safety Act of...

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