Florida sues ACC seeking records in dispute with FSU over conference exit fees

Florida sues ACC seeking records in dispute with FSU over conference exit fees

Florida’s attorney general is suing the Atlantic Coast Conference in an attempt to receive the media rights contracts with Florida State University.

Florida AG sues Atlantic Coast Conference for withholding ESPN agreements

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference for allegedly withholding ESPN-related agreements from review.The suit from AG Moody comes as the conference and Florida State University remain embroiled in a dispute over how much it might cost the Seminoles if the team were to leave the conference.FSU has not given the ACC notice of a plan to leave, so much of this remains hypothetical.Moody's lawsuit …

Florida Attorney General files complaint against ACC in FSU conflict

The state of Florida has now become a party in Florida State University’s ongoing litigation with the Atlantic Coast Conference. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a complaint in Leon County Circuit Court on Thursday, accusing the ACC of violating the state’s open records laws by refusing to produce documents. Specifically, Moody (and FSU) have asked for the conference’s TV contracts with ESPN, which involve hundreds of millions of doll…

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody files lawsuit against Atlantic Coast Conference

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference, the latest in the ongoing legal battle between Florida State University and the ACC.Moody filed the 13-page complaint Thursday morning in Leon County court. In her complaint, Moody contends the ACC is violating Florida's public records law and should be required to turn over all documents related to the league's media rights contract with ESPN."Under…

Florida Attorney General Moody Praises City Commission for Increased Police Budget

During a recent luncheon hosted by the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody commended the City Commission for voting to increase the Tallahassee’s Police Department (TPD) budget. Last year, the City Commission voted to increase property taxes 8.5% to pay fund increased law enforcement funding. The budget passed with a 3-2 vote (with City Commissioners Jeremy Matlow and Jack Porter voting in disse…

Florida Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against ACC as Florida State Seeks Exit - Space Coast Daily

ACC claims that could cost Florida State University more than half a billion dollarsAttorney General Ashley Moody today filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference for wrongfully withholding public records from review. TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Attorney General Ashley Moody today filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference for wrongfully withholding public records from review. Under secret media rights contracts located somewhe…