Red & Black Publishing Co. v. Board of Regents

Hunt, Presiding Justice.

The Red & Black, the student newspaper of the University of Georgia, 1 brought this action for injunctive relief against the Board of Regents, Charles Knapp as President of the University of Georgia and others, 2 seeking access to records and disciplinary proceedings of the student Organization Court of the University of Georgia. 3 The trial court held the newspaper had a right of access to the records under the Open Records Act, OCGA § 50-18-70 et seq., but not to the proceedings under the Open Meetings Act, OCGA § 50-14-1 et seq. The trial court also granted…