United States Sixth Circuit

In an appeal from the District Court's order vacating a consent decree prohibiting the dissemination of certain arrest records, the order is affirmed, where the Due Process Clause does not protect citizens' interest in their reputation, and thus the basis for the consent decree was erroneous.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/16/2009
• Published 04/16/2009

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge;  THAPAR, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  James F. Blumstein, Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Allison L. Bussell, Metropolitan Department of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, Lyndsay Fuller, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  James F. Blumstein, Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant.  Allison L. Bussell, Keli J. Oliver, Metropolitan Department of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, Lyndsay Fuller, Michael A. Meyer, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellees.  Alfred H. Knight, Alan D. Johnson, Willis & Knight, Nashville, Tennessee, Ronald G. Harris, Jon D. Ross, Neal & Harwell, Nashville, Tennessee, for Intervenors.