Court rules NCAA documents in FSU academic-fraud investigation are public records

TALLAHASSEE - A Leon County judge ordered today that NCAA documents related to an academic-fraud investigation at Florida State University are public records, a major victory for press groups that pushed for the release of the information.

At issue are the transcript of an October 2008 hearing in Indianapolis, attended by FSU President T.K. Wetherell, in which FSU and NCAA officials discussed the case involving 61 student-athletes who cheated, many in an online music class. The transcripts are expected to be 300 to 350 pages long, according to lawyers representing news organizations including the Orlando Sentinel and The Associated Press.

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