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ENERGY POLICY ADVOCATES v. ELLISON

A20-1344.

980 N.W.2d 146 (2022)

ENERGY POLICY ADVOCATES, Respondent, v. Keith ELLISON, in his official capacity as Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: September 28, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas P. Seaton , James V.F. Dickey , Upper Midwest Law Center, Golden Valley, Minnesota; and Matthew D. Hardin , Hardin Law Office, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Liz Kramer , Solicitor General, Oliver Larson , Adam Welle , Jennifer Kitchak , Assistant Attorneys General, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellants.

Eric J. Magnuson , Rebecca Zadaka , Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae The Chamber of Commerce of the United States.

Katherine M. Swenson , Amran A. Farah , Greene Espel PLLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Karl A. Racine , Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Loren L. Alikhan , Solicitor General, Caroline S. Van Zile , Principal Deputy Solicitor General, Ashwin P. Phatak , Deputy Solicitor General, Harrison M. Stark , Samson J. Schatz , Assistant Attorneys General, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae the District of Columbia and on behalf of 38 states.

Patricia Y. Beety , Susan L. Naughton , Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amici curiae League of Minnesota Cities, Association of Minnesota Counties, and Minnesota County Attorneys Association.

Jennifer E. Olson , Schwebel, Goetz & Sieben, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Wilbur W. Fluegel , Fluegel Law Office, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association for Justice.

Jeffrey M. Markowitz , Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.

Alethea M. Huyser , Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota; David F. Herr , Erica A. Holzer , Maslon LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Jennifer A. Thompson , Thompson Tarasek Lee-O'Halloran PLLC, Edina, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota State Bar Association.

Charles E. Lundberg , Lundberg Legal Ethics P.A., Roseville, Minnesota; Kenneth L. Jorgensen , Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Charles E. Jones , Moss & Barnett, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and M. Gregory Simpson , Meagher + Geer, PLLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Minnesota Firm Counsel Group.

Jeffrey P. Justman , Thomas K. Pryor , Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Patrick Hedren , Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae National Association of Manufacturers.

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

Jacob Campion , Cicely R. Miltich , Assistant Attorneys General, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for amicus curiae Governor Tim Walz and 23 Cabinet Agencies.

OPINION

This case concerns the obligation of appellant, the Office of the Attorney General, to produce documents under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Data Practices Act), Minnesota Statutes sections 13.01 through 13.90 (2020). Respondent Energy Policy Advocates submitted document requests related to climate...

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