Human Resource Selection 9th Edition by Marianne Jennings

Exercise 2

Florida State University (FSU)was under investigation by the NCAA for various types of violations. FSU created a special website where the NCAA and university officials could communicate, send documents, and post transcripts that were part of the investigation. Associated Press (AP)filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)request with FSU for the release of the information on the special website. FSU refused to release the information, maintaining that because the information and documents were posted on a private website, they were not public records and, therefore, not subject to FOIA requests. Applying the principles of law from this chapter as well as what you have learned about precedent and interpretation, decide whether the court granted the FOIA request. [ Associated Press v Florida State University Board of Trustees, 2009 WL 2762352 (Fla. Cir. 2009)].