Traffic information ruling [US SC]

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Traffic information ruling [US SC]

January 14, 2003 09:48:00 am

Pierce County v. Guillen, Supreme Court of the United States, January 14, 2003 [ruling that federal highway safety law does not require state and local governments to release information collected about dangerous intersections that might be used against them in lawsuits]. Read the opinion here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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