I think you’ll find the Forum has a good history of fighting open-records cases over the years.
Also, this legal action should properly be considered as coming from Forum Communications, since that embraces the GF Herald, which has a local interest in the issue.
Pomerdorgrad - 05:09am on 09/27/2007
I think you’ll find the Forum has a good history of fighting open-records cases over the years.
Well good for them. Nice to know they’re good for something.
Rob - 06:09am on 09/27/2007
It would be most enlightening to see what is under the covers at NCAA--who is the person(s) pushing the “abusive/demeaning” charges against the UND. There is a reason for the secrecy and closed records/proceedings. My thinking is that there are one or two persons at NCAA that are so unbearably sensitive (politically correct) that they cannot help themselves but to use their power in secret to punish anyone who they deem “insensitive”. Let the sun shine in!
halatbis - 07:09am on 09/27/2007
Again I must respectfully disagree with Rob. The public, and especially newspaper is not entitle to any documents about that case that is not revealed in court. Only information reveal in court to people siting there became public information nothing else.
Anh - 07:09am on 09/27/2007
What does the NCAA want to hide? The parties in this are by and large public institutions. The University of ND certainly. The NCAA is an organization of mostly public institutions.
The Whistler - 08:09am on 09/27/2007
Just a guess: The NCAA has trade secrets it wants to protect. Or at least that is its claim.
Pomerdorgrad - 09:09am on 09/27/2007
The public, and especially newspaper is not entitle to any documents about that case that is not revealed in court.
I don’t see why the NCAA should be treated any differently than any other person or company in court.
I think you’ll find the Forum has a good history of fighting open-records cases over the years.
Also, this legal action should properly be considered as coming from Forum Communications, since that embraces the GF Herald, which has a local interest in the issue.
Well good for them. Nice to know they’re good for something.
It would be most enlightening to see what is under the covers at NCAA--who is the person(s) pushing the “abusive/demeaning” charges against the UND. There is a reason for the secrecy and closed records/proceedings. My thinking is that there are one or two persons at NCAA that are so unbearably sensitive (politically correct) that they cannot help themselves but to use their power in secret to punish anyone who they deem “insensitive”. Let the sun shine in!
Again I must respectfully disagree with Rob. The public, and especially newspaper is not entitle to any documents about that case that is not revealed in court. Only information reveal in court to people siting there became public information nothing else.
What does the NCAA want to hide? The parties in this are by and large public institutions. The University of ND certainly. The NCAA is an organization of mostly public institutions.
Just a guess: The NCAA has trade secrets it wants to protect. Or at least that is its claim.
I don’t see why the NCAA should be treated any differently than any other person or company in court.