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Search warrants were obtained in the investigation into T. Denny Sanford in 2019 and 2020. ProPublica won a legal fight to access the records.
Ruling that the question was not even close, the South Dakota Supreme Court decided that state law clearly requires making most search warrant information public. The high court heard oral arguments in August and made its opinion public on Thursday, Oct. 28. An unnamed appellant is trying to keep details of five search warrants sealed, but the Supreme Court says state law, constitutional law, and common law outweigh judicial authority to manage records.