The University of Louisville has filed a lawsuit to prevent the release for records related to the basketball scandal involving Katina Powell and other alleged prostitutes.
According to reports, U of L filed suit in Jefferson Circuit Court against a writer who requested documents related to former president James Ramsey’s deicision to remove the Cardinals from postseason contention in 2015-16.
Here are more details on the lawsuit:
The University of Louisville has asked a judge to overrule an Attorney General’s opinion that it wrongly refused to release records related to its basketball scandal.
U of L filed suit in Jefferson Circuit Court against a blogger who sought documents related to then-president James Ramsey’s decision in February to remove the men’s basketball team from postseason contention. The attorney general’s office ruled the documents were wrongly withheld.
The attorney general’s decision on Sept. 1 stated that U of L improperly denied a request from Peter Hasselbacher, who typically covers health and research issues on his blog, the Kentucky Health Policy Institute. The university’s suit seeks attorney’s fees and names Hasselbacher the defendant, as required by Kentucky law.
“I anticipated this was coming but when you’re hit with a lawsuit that wants you to pay legal fees and other damages, that makes you sit up and take notice,” Hasselbacher said Tuesday afternoon.
