WEBSTER v. HENNEPIN COUNTY

A16-0736.

910 N.W.2d 420 (2018)

Tony WEBSTER, Appellant, v. HENNEPIN COUNTY, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: April 18, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott M. Flaherty , Cyrus C. Malek , Samuel Aintablian II , Briggs and Morgan, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellant.

Michael O. Freeman , Hennepin County Attorney, Daniel P. Rogan , Senior Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondents.

Timothy P. Griffin , Thomas C. Burman , Stinson Leonard Street LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; John B. Gordon , Teresa Nelson , American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Aaron Mackey , Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, California, for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Susan L. Naughton , League of Minnesota Cities, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amici curiae League of Minnesota Cities, Association of Minnesota Counties, Minnesota Inter-County Association, Minnesota County Attorneys Association, Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, National Sheriffs' Association, Major County Sheriffs of America, and Minnesota School Boards Association.

Mahesha P. Subbaraman , Subbaraman PLLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae Public Record Media and the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information.

Randy M. Lebedoff , Of Counsel, Star Tribune Media Company LLC; and Leita Walker , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amici curiae Star Tribune Media Company LLC, American Public Media Group, and MinnPost.


OPINION

Appellant Tony Webster requested public government data from respondents Hennepin County, et al. (the County), under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (the Data Practices Act). See Minn. Stat. §§ 13.01-.90 (2016). The Data Practices Act governs the storage of government data and public...

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