Nathan L. Young, Jr. and Thomas C. Little, Respondents
E. Duncan Getchell, Jr., Counsel of Record
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia passed the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA) in 1968 to “ensure the people of the Commonwealth ready access to public records … .” The law required for Commonwealth records to be “open to inspection and copying” by residents of Virginia, as well as newspapers that circulate and radio and television stations that broadcast in the Commonwealth. Two non-Virginia residents, Mark J. McBurney and Roger W. Hurlbert, filed suit against Nathaniel Young, Jr., the deputy commissioner and director of the Virginia Division of Child Support Enforcement, and Thomas C. Little, the director…
