“The Supreme Court on Monday said states are free to allow public records access only to their own citizens, delivering a blow to freedom of information advocates who had challenged a Virginia law…. Various other states, including Tennessee, Arkansas and Delaware, have similar laws, although some do not enforce them.”
- Justices say states can limit access to public records, By Lawrence Hurley, Reuters (April 29, 2013).
In the ruling, Justice Samuel Alito said the provision of the Constitution in question, known as the “privileges and immunities clause,” does not extend a sweeping right to all the information made available via freedom of information laws.
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