Milwaukee Journal v. UW Board of Regents

The Milwaukee Journal's petition for writ of mandamus is misdirected. The Board of Regents, the UW-Madison chancellor and the UW-Madison athletic director have no discretion to release the names of applicants for the positions of ath*944letic director or head football coach at the UW-Madison because the Department of Employment Relations has closed these records pursuant to sec. 230.13(2), Stats. I therefore respectfully dissent.

Section 230.13, Stats., provides:

Closed records. [T]he secretary and the administrator may keep records of the following personnel matters closed to the public:(1)…