Kirtley on Channel 9 on MN Free Flow of Info
Prof. Jane Kirtley was interviewed by Channel 9 Fox News discussing St. Paul police using an administrative subpoena to obtain the telephone records of reporter Tom Lyden as part of an investigation into who had disclosed a government document to the reporter. The document appears to be a public record disclosable under the state Data Practices Act.
Prof. Kirtley commented that the use of the administrative subpoena, to obtain the records directly from the phone company without first subpoenaing the reporter, amounted to an "end run" around the Minnesota Free Flow of Information Act (journalists' shield law).
Prof. Kirtley commented that the use of the administrative subpoena, to obtain the records directly from the phone company without first subpoenaing the reporter, amounted to an "end run" around the Minnesota Free Flow of Information Act (journalists' shield law).