Yale may appeal FOIC’s decision
Debate over whether YPD is a public entity could continue in Connecticut Superior Court
The University is considering an appeal in the wake of a ruling last week by the state Freedom of Information Commission that would make the Yale Police Department subject to open-records laws, a Yale official said this weekend.
The commission’s decision — that the YPD is functionally equivalent to a public agency and therefore must make its internal files available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act — could shine light on the inner workings of the police department. Attorneys for the University had argued that the YPD is a private, non-governmental entity that does...
Interesting. So in the same vein, Yale law students acting as legal counsul and advisors are in essence Public Defenders. They and other student groups meet the same litmus test in regards to public groups providing the same services. Time to start shaking out the Dwight Hall and Law Clinic records.