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Tag: Attorney General Andy Beshear

Court says FERPA forbids sharing UK harassment records with attorney general

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August 15, 2017December 4, 2018 Danielle Dieterich

The Kentucky attorney general will appeal a ruling from a circuit court’s determination that he does not have authority to review records the University of Kentucky has kept confidential following sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations.

Tagged Attorney General Andy Beshear, FERPA, FOIA, Kentucky Kernel, open records, recent-news, University of Kentucky

A Tale of Two AG's: How UK's secret-records policy backfired

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August 30, 2016September 5, 2018 Frank LoMonte

The Kentucky attorney general's office reversed its own previous position and faulted the University of Kentucky for refusing to allow state lawyers to inspect records that the university withheld from student journalists. 

Tagged Attorney General Andy Beshear, Kentucky Kernel, recent-news, University of Kentucky

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