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Indiana Supreme Court To Hear ESPN/Notre Dame Police Records Case Tuesday

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Indiana’s Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that challenges whether private university police departments must comply with public records laws.

ESPN requested the records for a report examining how university police departments interact with student athletes.

The University of Notre Dame declined the request, saying it didn’t have to comply because it’s a private institution.

ESPN filed a complaint with the state’s public access counselor before taking the case to court.

The media company says Notre Dame Security Policy are exercising powers of the state when they write tickets and make arrests, so they should have to comply with public records laws.

The Indiana Court of Appeals sided with ESPN in March. Notre Dame is challenging that decision.

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