Salt Institute v. Leavitt

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge WIDENER and Judge KING joined.

LUTTIG, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants, The Salt Institute and the Chamber of Commerce, claim that the Information Quality Act (IQA) grants them a legal right to accurate information and that defendant-appellee, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Michael Leavitt, has deprived them of this right. The agency concluded that appellants had no such right under the IQA and denied appellants’ petition seeking information and correction. The district court held that appellants…