Legal Opinion
Heaslip v. Freeman
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 11, 1994No. C8-93-1445PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
This case raises a question of statutory interpretation of the Minnesota Free Flow of Information Act, Minn.Stat. §§ 595.021-595.-025 (1992). We read the disputed provision to create a nondisclosure privilege for unpublished information only when that information tends to identify a person or means through which the information was obtained. The subpoena duces tecum demanding unpublished photographs does not demand information that is privileged by the act, and we affirm.
FACTS
The main action among Heaslip, Freeman, and the McLaughlins is for personal injuries sustained…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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