August 8, 2003

Harvard's Student Newspaper Sues for Access to Records

By ERIC HOOVER

Harvard University's student newspaper filed a lawsuit last week seeking to force the institution to release campus police records.

The Harvard Crimson contends that because the university's police officers have state-granted powers, they are required under Massachusetts law to make their records public. In recent years, the Harvard University Police Department has refused each of the newspaper's requests for specific records, including incident reports, according to the

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