Prof. Kirtley Says Wyoming Judge Was Wrong to Issue Restraining Order

Professor Jane Kirtley told the [Cheyenne] Wyoming Tribune Eagle that a state judge was wrong to issue a temporary restraining order prohibiting newspapers from publishing a leaked report prepared by a community college. The college cited the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) as the basis for refusing to release the report. Professor Kirtley observed that the case is an example of how the purpose of privacy statutes like FERPA can be distorted.

(The day after the news story appeared, the judge lifted the TRO.)