Holden Thorp, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, today issued the following statement in response to Judge Howard E. Manning Jr.’s ruling in a lawsuit filed by N.C. media organizations about public records and the NCAA investigation of the football team:
“We appreciate Judge Manning’s attention to this complex case, and we are reviewing his ruling. We are pleased that his decision affirms the privacy of student-athlete information related to academics and protects the important relationship between the university and its counsel.”
Contact: Karen Moon, (919) 962-9595, karen_moon@unc.edu