No. 20-527

Kevin Guskiewicz, in His Official Capacity as Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, et al. v. DTH Media Corporation, et al.

Lower Court: North Carolina
Docketed: 2020-10-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: disciplinary-records discretion education-records educational-privacy ferpa public-records sexual-assault sexual-assault-disciplinary-records supremacy-clause
Latest Conference: 2021-01-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does the Supremacy Clause permit a state public-records law to override the discretion that FERPA grants universities over the disclosure of sexual assault disciplinary records and instead mandate that those records be publicly disclosed?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Supremacy Clause permit a state public-records law to override the discretion that FERPA grants universities over the disclosure of sexual-assault-disciplinary-records?

Docket Entries

2021-01-11
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Victim Advocacy Groups GRANTED.
2021-01-11
Petition DENIED.
2020-12-11
Reply of petitioners Kevin Guskiewicz, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-12-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021.
2020-11-27
Rule 29.6 Statement filed with respect to the brief in opposition of respondents DTH Media Corporation, et al..
2020-11-24
Response to motion from respondents DTH Media Corporation, et al. filed.
2020-11-18
Motion for leave to file amici brief filed by Victim Advocacy Groups.
2020-11-18
Brief of respondents DTH Media Corporation, et al. in opposition filed.
2020-09-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 19, 2020)

Attorneys

DTH Media Corporation, et al.
H. Hugh Stevens Jr.Stevens Martin Vaughn & Tadych, PLLC, Respondent
Kevin Guskiewicz, et al.
Sarah Gardner BoyceNC Department of Justice, Petitioner
Victim Advocacy Groups
Kip David NelsonFox Rothschild LLP, Amicus