Article: Harvard Crimson sues university for access to police records

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(Brown Daily Herald) (U-WIRE) PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Crimson, Harvard University's daily independent student newspaper, is suing the school for access to the campus police department's detailed crime reports.

The Crimson, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, filed suit in July, said Harvard senior and Crimson President Amit Paley. In August, Harvard asked a judge to dismiss the case. According to Amber Anderson, one of The Crimson's attorneys, a hearing on this motion will probably take place next month.

Paley said The Crimson's decision to sue was "the culmination of a series of requests to the university in the past few years to gain access to ...

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