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NORTHWEST PUBLICATIONS, INC. v. ANDERSON

Nos. 48182, 48122.

259 N.W.2d 254 (1977)

NORTHWEST PUBLICATIONS, INC., Intervening Petitioners, v. Honorable Donald E. ANDERSON and Louis Wendlandt, Respondents, State of Minnesota, Respondent, Roger S. Caldwell, Respondent, and STATE of Minnesota, Respondents, v. Donald HOWARD, Respondent, Republican and Herald Publishing Company, d. b. a. Winona Daily and Sunday News, et al., Intervening Petitioners.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 30, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oppenheimer, Wolff, Foster, Shepard & Donnelly, St. Paul, for N.W. Publications.

Streater, Murphy, Brosnahan, Langford & Gernander, Winona, for Winona Daily, et al.

Keith Brownell, County Atty., John DeSanto, Asst. County Atty., Duluth, Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for State.

Thomson, Wylde & Nordby, St. Paul, for Caldwell.

Michael Price, Winona, for Howard.

Faegre & Benson and James M. Samples, Minneapolis (for Mpls. Star & Tribune seeking issuance of the writs), Robert W. Shaw, Minneapolis (for Minnesota Newspaper Assoc., seeking issuance of the writs), amicus curiae.

Considered and decided by the court en banc.

SHERAN, Chief Justice.

Two petitions, considered together, for a writ of prohibition restraining the St. Louis County District Court and the Winona County District Court, from enforcing their respective orders which prevented public access to documents relating to two pending criminal prosecutions. Writ shall issue in each matter.

The separate and unique procedural background of each matter requires examination. On August 13, 1977, Shirleen Howard was found...

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