A Court of Claims judge threw out a lawsuit against ESPN, saying Michigan State University can’t sue reporters for requesting records under the Freedom of Information Act.
Court rules that MSU can’t sue ESPN for requesting open records
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Student journalist challenges University of Wisconsin for records in investigation of professor
When a professor was pulled out of a lecture and suddenly stopped teaching his other classes, Alex Nemec, a student journalist at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, filed records requests to find out why. Nemec has encountered two hurdles to accessing records, the first imposed by the University and the second by the professor himself.
Court says FERPA forbids sharing UK harassment records with attorney general
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.
Advocacy group sues Department of Education for Title IX records
There are a number of factors that make reporting on sexual assault and harassment on campus a difficult feat for student journalists.
Student newspaper denied access to University of Kansas campus carry plans
The University of Kansas will implement concealed carry on its campus beginning July 1, but students have yet to receive all of the details regarding this procedural shift.
Florida appellate court rules in favor of student news site in records lawsuit
Student government records can’t be withheld from journalists on the grounds of educational privacy, a Florida appeals court has affirmed.
Three Michigan State football players charged in secretive sexual assault investigation
Three Michigan State University football players have been charged in a sexual assault case that has been shrouded in secrecy by the university.
Illinois Supreme Court rules high school association not subject to open records laws
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld lower courts’ rulings that a non-profit school athletic organization is not subject to Freedom of Information Act requests.
Sunshine Week Roundup: Government transparency dustups abound in the Sun Belt
With a storm brewing in Arkansas and an effort to further open records exemptions in New Mexico, more and more states are working to move government further into the shadows.
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.”