Legal Opinion
Chicago Tribune Co. v. University of Illinois Board of Trustees
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 7, 2011No. Case 10 C 0568PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JOAN B. GOTTSCHALL, District Judge.
I. Background
Beginning in May 2009, the Chicago Tribune published a series of articles about admission practices at the University of Illinois. The series, titled “Clout Goes to College,” detailed the newspaper’s investigation into a list of applicants, known as “Category I,” which included the relatives of certain influential individuals. Some of these applicants appeared to have received preferential treatment in the admissions process. The series received a great deal of attention, and the Governor of Illinois convened a commission to study the…
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