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Sunday, October 02, 2011

Courts - Still more on: ChicagoTribune wins suit over U of Illinois clout list

Updating this ILB entry from July 14, 2011, see this story in yesterday's Chicago Tribune by Carla K. Johnson headed "Appeals court asks for briefs in U of I lawsuit." It begins:

Attorneys for the University of Illinois who are trying to protect information about students involved in a 2009 admissions scandal were hammered by federal appellate judges Friday about why the federal courts should be involved. * * *

Lawyers tried to focus on that issue during Friday's hearing before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. But judges repeatedly interrupted with jurisdiction questions and ultimately gave the university and Tribune two weeks to file briefs addressing why the case shouldn't be handled in state court. Lawsuits have been filed in both state and federal court.

As Chief Judge Easterbrook and Judge Posner, as well as Judge Williams, were on the panel, the audio of the oral argument in Chicago Tribune Comp v. Board of Trustees (9/30/2011) might be worth a listen.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 2, 2011 12:23 PM
Posted to Courts in general