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Showing 8 results tagged #Attorney-client privilege (595.02)

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Advisory Opinion 26-002 26-002

February 4, 2026 · February 4, 2026; City of Emily

A member of the public asked whether a city responded appropriately to a request for documents that an individual gave to city council members during a council meeting. The city maintained that the data its council memb…

Attorney data Response to data requests #Appropriate response generally #Attorney-client privilege #Attorney-client privilege (595.02) #Inappropriate response, generally
Advisory Opinion 05-009 05-009

February 9, 2005 · February 9, 2005; City of St. Mary's Point

Did the City of St. Mary's Point comply with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, in denying access to a copy of a memo issued by the City Attorney regarding ineligible candidates for the November 2004 election?

Attorney data #Attorney-client privilege (595.02) #Billing statements #Work product
Advisory Opinion 02-050 02-050

December 17, 2002 · December 17, 2002; Minnesota Department of Public Safety

If the Minnesota Department of Public Safety waived attorney-client privilege as to the legal memorandum from the Attorney General's Office, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, would the memorandum, in whole or …

Law enforcement data #Attorney-client privilege (595.02) #Criminal investigative data (13.82, subd. 7) #No change in classification (13.03, subd. 4(c))
Advisory Opinion 02-045 02-045

November 18, 2002 · November 18, 2002; Itasca County

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did Itasca County inappropriately release private data about employee

Data subjects Data subjects Educational data Educational data Personnel data Tennessen warning Tennessen warning #Applicant data #Attorney-client privilege (595.02) #Employment setting #Finalist for public employment (13.43, subd. 3) #Limitation on collection/use of data (13.05, subd. 4)

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#Work assignment reasonably requires access (1205.0400, 1205.0600) #Work assignment requires access
Advisory Opinion 01-079 01-079

September 28, 2001 · September 28, 2001; Hennepin County

When a government entity uses Minnesota Statutes, section 13.393, as the basis for denying access to public documents sought pursuant to a data practices request, must the government entity also give the underlying basi…

Law enforcement data Legislative authority and intent #Attorney-client privilege (595.02) #Criminal investigative data (13.82, subd. 7) #Criminal justice agency #Criminal justice agency, defined #Investigation, defined

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#Law enforcement data
Advisory Opinion 00-062 00-062

December 1, 2000 · December 1, 2000; Minnesota Department of Employee Relations

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, has the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations (DOER) responded appropriately to a data subject's July 13, 2000, request to have access to all data about him/herself if DO…

Attorney data Response to data requests #Attorney-client privilege (595.02)
Advisory Opinion 99-003 99-003

March 8, 1999 · March 8, 1999; City of Richfield

Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 13, did the City of the Richfield properly deny access to a tape recording of a closed city council meeting?

Closed meetings Litigation Open Meeting Law #Attorney-client privilege #Attorney-client privilege (595.02) #Discovery (13.03, subd. 6; 1205.0100, subpart 5)
Advisory Opinion 97-009 97-009

March 4, 1997 · March 4, 1997; University of Minnesota

May the University of Minnesota deny access to any of the data, exchanged between the University and the law firm of Hogan & Hartson, which relate to the development of the University Board of Regents' tenure code propo…

Attorney data Litigation #Attorney data #Attorney-client privilege (595.02) #Evidentiary privilege (Chapter 595)