Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear is joining two student newspapers in fighting back against their colleges’ attempts to withhold public records of investigations into sexual harassment complaints.
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Judge dismisses “trial of the [expletive] century” between The Koala and UC-San Diego
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.
University of Michigan sued after 106 day delay for four emails
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.”
Court rules against student group seeking donation records at George Mason University
Students at George Mason University are suing the school and its foundation for records of donations from private donors, according to a release Thursday.
Update: Kentucky open records clash gains new participants at Western Kentucky University
The battle over Title IX records in Kentucky just got bigger, as Western Kentucky University and the College Heights Herald are joining the fight.
Texas court punts on issuing decisive FERPA ruling
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.
Brigham Young University Police Department is subject to public records requests, records committee reaffirms
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.
Judge overturns AG decision in Kentucky Kernel records fight
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.
In wanting to expel a student responsible for a shooting scare, Philadelphia school district misses an opportunity to foster conversation
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."
Michigan Supreme Court denies appeal in secret meetings lawsuit
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.”