- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking summary judgment against the media coalition seeking the release of a $1.2 million report on the School of Civic Life and Leadership.
- University court filings Friday argue that the report is filled “cover to cover” with material that exempts the document from North Carolina’s Public Records Act.
- The latest court filings arrived more than a week after the parties reached an impasse during mediation.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill argues in a new court filing that a $1.2 million report on its School of Civic Life is full of material “cover to cover” that exempts it from state public-records requirements.
The university filed a motion Friday for summary judgement in a lawsuit filed by media outlets seeking the report’s release. A separate court filing seeks an Aug. 4 court hearing on the motion in Hillsborough.
A memorandum filed along with the motion notes that SCiLL “has been the subject of criticism from University faculty, among others,” since its inception…