MCBURNEY V. YOUNG
The Court Rules That States Can Limit Public Records Requests to Their Own Residents
McBurney v. Young was featured in Freedom of Information, SUPREME COURT DEBATES (Mar. 2013). The following is excerpted from the summary of the unanimous opinion written by Justice Alito, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions: Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) does not violate the Privileges and Immunities Clause [of the U.S. Constitution], which protects only those privileges and immunities that are “fundamental.” — Baldwin v. Fish and Game Commission of Montana (1978). Roger Hurlbert alleges that Virginia’s FOIA abridges his fundamental right to earn a living in his chosen profession — obtaining property records on behalf of…
