Tobacco Docs Minnesota's supreme court gave tobacco companies a break - if only temporarily - today. The court said tobacco companies don't have to turn over 39,000 internal documents to the state, pending a final decision. State attorneys want to use the documents in their lawsuit against tobacco companies. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCullum reports.

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Minnesota's supreme court gave tobacco companies a break - if only temporarily - today. The court said tobacco companies don't have to turn over 39,000 internal documents to the state, pending a final decision. State attorneys want to use the documents in their lawsuit against tobacco companies. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCullum reports.