Judge to review documents in UW, press suit over Nichols
An Albany County District Court judge today ordered the University of Wyoming to present for her private review contested documents regarding former university President Laurie Nichols, who was demoted without explanation.
Judge Tori Kricken on July 16, ordered UW’s lawyers to provide “documents to the Court” by Aug. 15 for her review, along with further legal arguments as to why the records should be kept secret. She set a hearing for Oct. 8.
The order is the latest development in a public records lawsuit filed by WyoFile, Lee Publications, Inc. and APG Media of the Rockies, LLC, and follows the University’s response last week to the news coalition’s petition. Lee publishes the Casper-Star Tribune and APG publishes the Laramie Boomerang and Wyoming Tribune Eagle.
The university declined to provide the requesting news organizations with documents believed to be related to the board of trustees’ decision not to renew Nichols’ contract and has maintained that such records are not public, positions UW lawyers reiterated in last week’s filing.
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