LEADER v. HAGEN

No. 24191.

739 N.W.2d 475 (2007)

2007 SD 96

Argus LEADER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. James D. HAGEN, in his official Capacity as Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Tourism and State Development, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided September 11, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon E. Arneson, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Attorney for plaintiff and appellant.

Neil Fulton, May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson, Pierre, South Dakota, Attorneys for defendant and appellee.


BASTIAN, Circuit Judge.

[¶ 1.] The Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper (Argus Leader) sought a writ of mandamus compelling James D. Hagen (Secretary Hagen), then Secretary of Tourism and State Development,1 to release the invitation list for the 2005 Governor's Invitational Pheasant Hunt (Governor's Hunt). Argus Leader appeals from the decision of the circuit court denying its application for a writ of mandamus. We affirm.

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