MARACICH v. SPEARS

No. 12-25.

133 S.Ct. 2191 (2013)

186 L.Ed.2d 275

Edward F. MARACICH, et al., Petitioners v. Michael Eugene SPEARS et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph R. Guerra , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Paul D. Clement , Washington, DC, for Petitioners.

Joseph R. Guerra , Peter D. Keisler , Eric D. McArthur , Ryan C. Morris , Christopher A. Bates , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC, Philip N. Elbert , James G. Thomas , Elizabeth S. Tipping , Neal & Harwell, PLC, Nashville, TN, Gary L. Compton , Spartanburg, SC, for Petitioners.

M. Dawes Cooke , John William Fletcher , Barnwell Whaley , Patterson & Helms, LLC, Charleston, SC, Paul D. Clement , Counsel of Record, Erin E. Murphy , Bancroft PLLC, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Curtis W. Dowling , Matthew G. Gerrald , Barnes, Alford, Stork & Johnson, LLP, Columbia, SC, for Respondents Michael Eugene Spears and Michael Spears, P.A.


Justice KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court.

Concerned that personal information collected by States in the licensing of motor vehicle drivers was being released — even sold — with resulting loss of privacy for many persons, Congress provided federal statutory protection. It enacted the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, referred to here as the DPPA. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 2721-2725.

The DPPA regulates the disclosure of personal...

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