Responding to a public records lawsuit filed earlier this year, the University of Central Florida told a judge this week the school cannot provide student journalists unredacted records relating to Greek fraternities’ disciplinary hearings because the records are protected under a federal education privacy law.
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Public records key to Ohio high school newspaper's scoop in story about on-campus sexual assault
When two high school students walked into their local police station and asked to see a public record, they were given what one of them called “the runaround.” But they stuck it through 'til the end, and that end was a scoop that later ended up on TV and radio stations across Cleveland.
South Dakota student journalists struggle to get information about campus lockdown
A residence hall at South Dakota State University went on lockdown for about 45 minutes earlier this month, but student journalists say campus police have stymied their attempts to obtain and report any additional details about the incident.
LSU turns over presidential search records to judge
Louisiana State University’s Board of Supervisors has turned over records from its recent presidential search to a judge after reaching a compromise in court Monday with the newspapers that sued the school.
LSU found in contempt for failing to release presidential search records
A Louisiana university was found in contempt of court Wednesday for its failure to produce records related to its recent presidential search.
Pa. court ruling could open access to records from state-related institutions like Penn State
An appeals court has ruled that documents possessed by the state’s secretary of education in his role as a Pennsylvania State University trustee are records that fall under the state’s public records law.
Louisiana court won't hear LSU appeal in presidential search records case
An appeals court has denied Louisiana State University a stay of proceedings of a district court that ruled the university must release the names of candidates in its most recent presidential search.
S.C. Supreme Court allows radio host's public records lawsuit to proceed
A radio host’s 2009 public records lawsuit will get another look after the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s decision to dismiss the case Wednesday.
Conservative Oregon student journal told it cannot use student fee-funded budget to pay for public records
A former student journalist at the University of Oregon said he was told his conservative publication could not use its student fee-funded budget to pay for public records.
Georgia student journalist sues for access to records about budget cuts
David Schick, a student at Georgia State University, filed a lawsuit against the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia today in an attempt to receive the outstanding records from a request he filed nearly a year ago.