Prof. Kirtley Quoted on Senser's Defense Counsel's Subpoena of Juror Interviews

Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Pioneer Press story about Amy Senser's counsel subpoenaing KARE-11 TV's raw footage of interviews with jury members. Kirtley discussed how the Minnesota state journalists' shield law explicitly protects unpublished or unbroadcast materials unless they are "clearly relevant" to a gross misdemeanor or felony. Although Senser's lawyer has not indicated the object of the subpoena, given that Senser has already been convicted, and absent some showing of juror misconduct, she said "serving a subpoena at this stage is premature."