Legal Opinion

Grand Forks Herald v. District Court Ex Rel. Grand Forks County

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided August 12, 1982No. Civ. 10242PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANDE WALLE, Justice.

The Grand Forks Herald (hereinafter “Herald”) requested this court to exercise its original jurisdiction and issue a supervisory writ directing the judge of the District Court for Grand Forks County to vacate its order compelling the Herald to respond to a subpoena duces tecum by supplying photographs of an automobile-motorcycle accident in the public streets of the city of Grand Forks. We deny the writ.

Shortly after the accident a photographer from the Herald took one or more photographs of the accident scene. One of the photographs was published by the Herald. As a…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Zerilli v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  3. In Re Myron FarberSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
  4. Loadholtz v. FieldsDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1975
  5. Democratic National Committee v. McCordDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1973

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  5. Johnson v. BentleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984

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