Court allows charter school founders access to grand jury transcripts

Court allows charter school founders access to grand jury transcripts

Key Points: Court of Appeals allows founders of charter school to use secret grand jury transcripts in lawsuit against state Attorney General’s Office Grand jury transcripts usually kept secret to protect witnesses and prevent negative publicity for accused The federal judge will assess whether the defendants have a particularized need for the transcripts The founders of a charter school may be able to use secret grand jury transcripts to sue…