Maracich v. Spears, 570 U.S. ___ (2013), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that an attorney's solicitation of clients is not a permissible purpose covered by the "litigation exception" to the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act.[1][2]
| Maracich v. Spears | |
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| Decided June 17, 2013 | |
| Full case name | Maracich v. Spears |
| Docket no. | 12-25 |
| Citations | 570 U.S. ___ (more) |
| Holding | |
| An attorney's solicitation of clients is not a permissible purpose covered by the "litigation exception" to the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Kennedy |
| Dissent | Ginsburg, joined by Scalia, Sotomayor, Kagan |
| Laws applied | |
| Driver's Privacy Protection Act | |
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