Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has initiated legal action against the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for allegedly withholding public records related to the media contract with ESPN. This lawsuit, joined by Florida State University and Clemson, challenges the ACC's refusal to disclose documents associated with a deal potentially costing Florida State over $500 million. The outcome of this legal battle could set a precedent affecting the transparency of television deals across major collegiate sports conferences, including the SEC and Big 12.
Moody takes legal action against ACC after conference withholds public records from FSU https://t.co/XGToHIFBEO
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Moody defends FSU in ACC dispute, over $500 million at stake https://t.co/XGToHIFBEO
The Florida AG's lawsuit to make the ESPN-ACC TV deal a public record could also impact the SEC, Big 12 and more. Story: https://t.co/1bbFyuufAy… More on the Until Saturday pod tomorrow: https://t.co/2rlzM0XLui https://t.co/06BJ6P9VcP
The Florida AG's lawsuit to make the ESPN-ACC TV deal a public record could also impact the SEC, Big 12 and more. Story: https://t.co/Wj2jWmtHLn More on the Until Saturday pod tomorrow: Uhttps://theathletic.lnk.to/saturdayTX https://t.co/V2sC2eR7iI
So our state government wants the ACC to abide by Florida's open records law when the state government itself doesn't even abide by Florida's open records law? Maybe the ACC should file a countersuit against the State of Florida! https://t.co/QL5Redp6Cl
Moody Files Records Lawsuit in FSU-ACC Fight https://t.co/LSvAyQuB6H
New: Florida's attorney general is suing the ACC to make the ESPN-ACC TV deal public record. If it wins, that could make public other conference TV deals too. Details: https://t.co/Wj2jWmtHLn https://t.co/Wj2jWmtHLn
The Florida Attorney General joins Florida State and Clemson in filing suit against the ACC. Lots of interesting potential precedents at play with this one. If the ACC/ESPN contract is public, then so are the SEC's (Florida) and Big 12's (UCF) TV deals. https://t.co/5PHalLVKzh
NEWS: Florida AG @AGAshleyMoody filed a lawsuit against the ACC for "wrongfully withholding public records from review" i.e. the conference's media contract with ESPN. This adds to the slew of lawsuits already facing the conference over the legality of its contracts. Story TK
.@theACC is asking a state entity—@FloridaState—to potentially pay and lose more than half a billion dollars but is refusing to produce the documents related to that outrageous price tag. We are taking legal action against the ACC for wrongfully withholding these important… https://t.co/IQeMmsXmMA