Dive Summary:
- Louisiana State University’s Board of Supervisors will finally, after four months in contempt of court, hand over records of its secret presidential search to a judge who earlier this year declared the information public and ordered it released, attorneys say.
- An attorney for the university administrators and one for the newspapers who sued for the information said the documents will be filed under seal and it could be months before they are made public, depending on higher court rulings.
- The newspapers' attorney may review the documents but may not disclose the specific contents to the newspapers.
From the article:
... Next up is a trial, which could occur as early as next week, on whether the LSU board must pay attorney’s fees and damages to the newspapers. Once Clark rules on that issue, the LSU board will appeal Clark’s rulings to the state 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. The Louisiana Supreme Court likely will have the final say on the matter. ...