Kentucky Supreme Court Says Foundation Must Release Donor Names

The Supreme Court of Kentucky has ruled that the University of Louisville must disclose the names of 47,000 donors to the University of Louisville Foundation because the foundation is a public agency and the public's interest in how the institution's fund-raising arm operates outweighs concerns for donors' privacy.

The ruling, issued last Thursday, caps a seven-year legal battle between the foundation and The Courier-Journal, a Louisville newspaper that sued to obtain

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