FOIA Request: Emails to or from Grayson County Sheriff Richard Vaughan from December 1, 2019 to current date which contain the word "militia"
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| Submitted | Feb. 3, 2020 |
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From: Shawn Breen
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Emails to or from Grayson County Sheriff Richard Vaughan from December 1, 2019 to current date which contain the word "militia" in the body or heading.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Shawn Breen
From: Grayson County Sherrif's Office
Good afternoon Karen,
Please see the below email.
Thanks,
Linda
Linda C. Osborne
Office Manager
Grayson County, VA
PO Box 217
Independence VA 24348
Phone: 276.773.2471
Fax: 276.773.3673
<http://www.graysonvirginia.com> www.graysonvirginia.com
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Grayson County Sherrif's Office
Good morning, The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) grants rights of access to public records to citizens of Virginia and media representatives that broadcast or have circulation in or into Virginia. FOIA does not grant rights to other requesters from out-of-state. This limitation was challenged by two out-of-state requesters (not media representatives) in the case of McBurney v. Young, which was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 2013 (case No. 12-17). The premise of the challenge was that the citizenship limitation in Virginia's FOIA violates the Privileges and Immunities Clause and the dormant Commerce Clause of the Constitution of the United States by discriminating against citizens from out-of-state. However, the Supreme Court held that the citizenship limitation in FOIA does not violate the Constitution. In light of this decision, GCSO will not provide the requested information. Sincerely,Richard A. VaughanGrayson County Sheriff Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone