No immediate decision from judge on releasing probe of controversial UNC program

By: Kate Denning, Carolina Public Press

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 1,248

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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A coalition of news media organizations and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will have to wait a bit longer to learn whether a lawsuit seeking the release of records from the school will go forward.

An Orange County judge who conducted a hearing in the case Tuesday did not immediately issue a ruling.

The lawsuit from the news media organizations, including Carolina Public Press and NC Newsline, claims the state public records …

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