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Delays and redactions: The legal battle for sexual misconduct records in Kentucky just won’t end

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Gabriel Greschler, Conner Mitchell and Andrew Benson

Four years after the Herald's initial records request, the college turned over documents related to 39 sexual misconduct investigations from the past decade.

NEWS RELEASE: WKU journalist takes home $2,000 prize for investigative reporting on campus sexual harassment

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July 25, 2017August 17, 2020 Student Press Law Center

Western Kentucky's student newspaper is honored at a college media conference for its persistent public-records digging, which provoked the university to file a "reverse FOIA" lawsuit seeking to block disclosure of information about how the college responds to sexual harassment complaints.