McBURNEY v. YOUNG

No. 12-17.

133 S.Ct. 1709 (2013)

185 L.Ed.2d 758

Mark J. McBURNEY, et al., Petitioners v. Nathaniel L. YOUNG, Deputy Commissioner and Director, Virginia Division of Child Support Enforcement, et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 29, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deepak Gupta , for Petitioners.

Duncan Getchell, Jr. , Solicitor General, for Respondents.

Brian Wolfman , Anne King , Institute for Public Representation, Washington, DC, Deepak Gupta , Counsel of Record, Gregory A. Beck , Jonathan E. Taylor , Gupta Beck PLLC, Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II , Attorney General of Virginia, Patricia L. West , Chief Deputy Attorney General, E. Duncan Getchell, Jr. Solicitor General of Virginia, Counsel of Record, Michael H. Brady , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Richmond, VA, Joseph P. Rapisarda, Jr. , County Attorney, Benjamin A. Thorp , Assistant County Attorney, Henrico County Attorney's Office, Henrico, VA, for Respondents.


Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case, we must decide whether the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-3700 et seq., violates either the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV of the Constitution or the dormant Commerce Clause. The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), provides that "all public records shall be open to inspection and copying by any citizens of the Commonwealth," but it grants no...

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