Unfortunately this case serves as a proxy for so many other issues that it is difficult to discuss the challenges of geography and jurisdiction on their own. I

Unfortunately this case serves as a proxy for so many other issues that it is difficult to discuss the challenges of geography and jurisdiction on their own. It can go the other way, too. Recently, the Supreme Court uncharacteristically upheld state protectionism in the case of Virginia's Freedom of Information Act only requiring the release of information to Virginia residents.[1] The arguments include obtuse statements by the usual suspects, but an interesting part of the law includes an exception for journalism that circulate Virginia.[2] The law did not address whether that includes every news source that publishes online. [1] https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/sjs/a-reivew-of-oral-arguments-in-mcburney-v-young-state-foia-and-state-rights/ https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/sjs/a-reivew-of-oral-argu... [2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-says-states-may-bar-information-requests-from-nonresidents/2013/04/29/37d41134-b105-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-says-st...