Legal Opinion
Kneeland v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1987No. Nos. 86-1118, 86-1206 and 86-1477PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Southern Methodist University (SMU) and William Marsh Rice University (Rice) appeal from the denial of their motions to intervene in litigation brought by various media plaintiffs seeking documents from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southwest Athletic Conference (SWC). We affirm.
I. Facts and Proceedings
On October 3, 1985, Belo Broadcasting Corporation and Carole Kneeland, a news correspondent and bureau chief for Belo, filed suit in Texas state court against the NCAA and the SWC. The plaintiffs sought a writ of mandamus compelling the NCAA and…
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