Federal appeals court kicks Tribune’s lawsuit against U. of Illinois to state court

Dahleen Glanton of the Chicago Tribune reports the latest in the long-running battle between the paper and the University of Illinois:

The Chicago Tribune’s legal fight to identify the parents of University of Illinois applicants who got preferential treatment is expected to move to a state court after a federal appeals ruling left the issue unresolved Thursday.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in ruling that a state court would be the proper forum, vacated a federal district court ruling last year that sided with the Tribune in finding that the release of the records would not violate federal privacy laws, as the university had argued.

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via @EducationNY