Before the Court in McBurney v. Young
The Justices Weigh in on the Virginia Freedom of Information Act
At 10:14 a.m. on February 20, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 12–17, Mark J. McBurney and Roger W. Hurlbert v. Nathaniel Young, Jr. and Thomas C. Little. At 11:15 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Deepak Gupta, counsel for McBurney and Hurlbert, and E. Duncan Getchell, Jr., solicitor general of Virginia. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court Justices. Argument on Behalf of Mark J. McBurney and Roger W. Hurlbert MR. GUPTA: My client, Mr. Hurlbert, is in the business…
