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Margaret Hynds | Thursday, February 2, 2017
Indiana Public Access Counselor Luke Britt sided with Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) on Monday in responding to a complaint filed with his office last month by The Observer. The complaint concerned the police force and Notre Dame’s denial of records requests in November, despite a change in state law last year that might have
Margaret Hynds | Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) has the same powers that a public police force does. Within its jurisdiction, NDSP officers can carry weapons, investigate crimes and make arrests that can lead to criminal charges. But when somebody gets arrested by the South Bend Police Department (SBPD), files a complaint with the agency or is the
Katie Galioto | Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence vetoed a bill Thursday that would allow private university police departments to follow different crime reporting standards than other police agencies. House Bill 1022, introduced in January by State Rep. Patrick Bauer (D-South Bend), would have changed state law to require private university police departments to release records relating only to
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, March 24, 2016
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence vetoed a bill today that would give private university police departments different standards for public records than public police departments. House Bill 1022, introduced by State Rep. Patrick Bauer (D-South Bend) in January, would have changed state law to require private university police departments to release records relating only to arrests
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, March 16, 2016
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) is a public agency subject to public record laws, reversing a decision made in the trial court in Notre Dame’s favor. The University was sued by ESPN in January 2015, after Notre Dame refused to release incident reports related to student-athletes on
Observer Staff Report | Thursday, February 25, 2016
Attorneys from Notre Dame and ESPN delivered oral arguments before a three-judge panel in the Indiana Court of Appeals on Wednesday, the latest development in a lawsuit hinging on Notre Dame Security Police’s (NDSP) status as either a public or private agency, the South Bend Tribune reported Tuesday afternoon. ESPN argued in its appeal that