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MINNESOTA TWINS PARTNERSHIP v. STATE

No. C9-98-890.

592 N.W.2d 847 (1999)

MINNESOTA TWINS PARTNERSHIP, petitioner, Appellant, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Limited Partnership, et al., petitioners, Appellants, v. STATE of Minnesota, by Michael A. HATCH, its Attorney General, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger J. Magnuson, Peter W. Carter, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, Gregory P. Joseph, John Sullivan, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York, NY, for appellants MN Twins Partnership.

Charles R. Shreffler, Shreffler Law Firm, Mendota Heights, Robert J. Kheel, Wilkie, Farr & Gallagher, New York, NY, for appellants Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, et al.

Mike Hatch, Minnesota Attorney General, Thomas F. Pursell, Senior Counsel, Peter B. Hofrenning, Ann Beimdiek Kinsella, Julie Y. Ralston, Assistant Attorneys General, St. Paul, for respondent State of Minnesota.

Stephen F. Ross, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Il, for amici curiae Consumer Federation of America and Fans Inc.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

PAUL H. ANDERSON, Justice.

We are asked to determine if appellants must comply with civil investigative demands issued by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office. The Attorney General is requesting information on the proposed sale and relocation of the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise to North Carolina and a potential boycott of Minnesota by Major League Baseball1 in violation of state antitrust laws. The appellants...

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