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Tag: lawsuit

Judge dismisses “trial of the [expletive] century” between The Koala and UC-San Diego

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March 10, 2017December 4, 2018 James Hoyt

A district court in California has thrown out a lawsuit filed by The Koala, a satirical campus publication, against University of California-San Diego administrators and student government.

Tagged California, dismissal, Koala, lawsuit, recent-news

University of Michigan sued after 106 day delay for four emails

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March 8, 2017December 4, 2018 James Hoyt

The Mackinac Public Policy Center, a Michigan policy nonprofit, is suing the University of Michigan over a delay in receiving emails from university president Mark Schlissel containing the word “Trump.” 

Tagged lawsuit, Michigan, open records, recent-news

Court rules against student group seeking donation records at George Mason University

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February 11, 2017December 4, 2018 Monica Kast, James Hoyt and Samuel Breslow

Students at George Mason University are suing the school and its foundation for records of donations from private donors, according to a release Thursday.

Tagged George Mason University, lawsuit, recent-news

Update: Kentucky open records clash gains new participants at Western Kentucky University

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February 9, 2017December 4, 2018 James Hoyt

The battle over Title IX records in Kentucky just got bigger, as Western Kentucky University and the College Heights Herald are joining the fight.

Tagged Kentucky, lawsuit, open records, recent-news, Title IX, WKU

Texas court punts on issuing decisive FERPA ruling

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February 1, 2017September 5, 2018 Jessica Kelham-Hohler

Days before the end of his tenure as a regent of the University of Texas, Wallace L. Hall saw his request for documents related to a university scandal denied by the Texas Supreme Court.

Tagged blog, blogrool, FERPA, lawsuit, open records, recent-news, Texas

Brigham Young University Police Department is subject to public records requests, records committee reaffirms

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January 25, 2017March 6, 2019 Monica Kast and James Hoyt

The Salt Lake Tribune has scored a win for campus transparency in what attorney Michael O’Brien called the “first round” in a fight for police records from Brigham Young University.

Tagged Brigham Young University, campus police, FOIA, lawsuit, police records, recent-news, Utah

Judge overturns AG decision in Kentucky Kernel records fight

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January 24, 2017December 4, 2018 Conner Mitchell

The Eighth Division Fayette Circuit Court ruled Monday against the Kentucky Kernel student newspaper in its fight to obtain investigation records of a University of Kentucky professor accused of sexual misconduct.

Tagged FERPA, FOIA, Kentucky, Kentucky Kernel, lawsuit, recent-news, Title IX

In wanting to expel a student responsible for a shooting scare, Philadelphia school district misses an opportunity to foster conversation

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January 13, 2017September 5, 2018 James Hoyt

School officials in Pennsylvania have suspended, and are seeking to expel, a student for posting a video mash-up with the song "Pumped Up Kicks."

Tagged blog, Blogroll, lawsuit, Pennsylvania, recent-news, social media

Michigan Supreme Court denies appeal in secret meetings lawsuit

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December 2, 2016September 5, 2018 Lev Facher

The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the University of Michigan Board of Regents’ ability to hold closed-door “pre-meetings.”

Tagged appeal, blog, Blogroll, lawsuit, open-meetings, recent-news, sack-secrecy, University of Michigan

Indiana Supreme Court rules Notre Dame police not subject to open records law

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November 18, 2016September 5, 2018 Lev Facher

The Indiana Supreme Court this week decided the police department at the University of Notre Dame is not a government body and not subject to open records requests.

Tagged blog, Blogroll, ESPN, FOIA, lawsuit, Notre Dame, Notre Dame Security Police Department, recent-news

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