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Minnesota Rules of Civil Appellate ProcedureTitle II - Appeals from Judgments and Orders
Rule 112 - Confidential Information; Sealing of Portions of Record
Rule 112.04 - Oral Argument

Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 112.04

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Rule 112.04 - Oral Argument

Appellate arguments are public hearings.

Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 112.04

Adopted effective 1/1/2010.
Advisory Committee Comment-2009 Amendments
Even in cases where portions of the record are confidential and filed under seal, the oral argument hearing will be in open court, open to the public, and possibly televised. The rule does not forbid closing a hearing to the public. Neither the Minnesota Supreme Court nor the Minnesota Court of Appeals has closed a hearing in the past.