Legal Opinion
National Council of Teachers Quality, Inc. v. Curators of the University of Missouri
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 26, 2014No. WD76785PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LISA WHITE HARDWICK, Judge.
The National Council for Teacher Quality (the “NCTQ”) brought this action against the Curators of the University of Missouri (the “University”) to compel the University to disclose course syllabi under Missouri’s Sunshine Law. The circuit court found for the University, determining that the requested syllabi were exempted from disclosure under the Sunshine Law by the Federal Copyright Act, and this appeal followed. For reasons explained herein, the judgment of the circuit court is affirmed.
Factual and Procedural History
The NCTQ is a private non-profit “policy and…
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