Legal Opinion
State v. Knutson
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided November 15, 1994No. C8-94-1312PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVIES, Judge.
The Minnesota Daily (Daily) appeals the denial of its motion to quash a subpoena of its reporter, arguing that (1) the Minnesota Reporters Shield Law protects the reporter from testifying regarding a crime witnessed while covering a story, (2) the Constitution affords a privilege not to testify, and (3) the district court erred in ruling that he waived his privilege. We affirm.
FACTS
In October 1993, the Progressive Students Organization held a rally on the University of Minnesota campus to oppose an anticipated rally by “neo-Nazis.” The Daily assigned reporter Jesse Rosen…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hibbing Education Ass'n v. Public Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Schweich v. Ziegler, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Heaslip v. FreemanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
- Twin Ports Convalescent, Inc. v. Minnesota State Board of HealthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
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- State v. SebaskyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1996
- State v. KnutsonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995
- Improvement of County Ditch No. 86, Branch 1, County of Blue Earth v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2000
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