In order to protect the public interest and the free flow of information, the news media should have the benefit of a substantial privilege not to reveal sources of information or to disclose unpublished information. To this end, the freedom of press requires protection of the confidential relationship between the news gatherer and the source of information. The purpose of sections 595.021 to 595.025 is to insure and perpetuate, consistent with the public interest, the confidential relationship between the news media and its sources.
Minn. Stat. § 595.022
PUBLIC POLICY.
Known as the Minnesota Free Flow of Information Act
The act spans §§ 595–595 (10 sections).
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Weinberger v. Maplewood Review (2003)
Most recently applied in Energy Transfer LP (formerly known as Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.) v. Greenpeace International ... (May 2024)
1973 c 735 s 2; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 182
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Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.