Legal Opinion
In Re Grand Jury of Hennepin County Impaneled on November 24, 1975
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 13, 1978No. 47452PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHERAN, Chief Justice.
Petitioners seek a writ of prohibition restraining the Honorable Donald T. Barbeau, Chief Judge of the Hennepin County District Court, from releasing a copy of a report of the Special Hennepin County Grand Jury dated October 14, 1976, in which the grand jury refers to the improper use of office by “elected state officials.” We have determined that a report such as this which severely criticizes individuals who, while not specified by name, are nonetheless readily identifiable from the context of the report, is governed by our recent holding in In re Grand Jury of Wabasha…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- MATTER OF WOOD v. HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Jones v. PeopleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- In Re Grand Jury of Wabasha County, Etc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
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