Supreme Court· 1/14/2003

Pierce County v. Guillen

Citations

537 U.S. 129
123 S. Ct. 720
154 L. Ed. 2d 610
2003 U.S. LEXIS 747

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concluding that courts should interpret § 409 narrowly because it “impede[s] the search for the truth”
explaining that the court should look to the purpose for which the information is compiled in determining whether it was compiled to meet a statutory duty
holding that § 409 protects “not just the information an agency generates, i.e., compiles, for § 152 purposes, but also any information that an agency 4 collects from other sources for § 152 purposes,” and further holding that § 409 does not violate Commerce Clause
observing that courts do not presume that Congress would perform “a useless act”
upholding a Commerce Clause challenge because “Congress could reasonably believe” that the statute affected interstate commerce
upholding a Commerce Clause challenge because \Congress could reasonably believe\ that the statute affected interstate commerce

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Judges: Thomas

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