1A Docket First Amendment · Utah
State Records Committee · No. 24-61

University of Utah v. Ian Cooperstein

Denied Vexatious Requester
Forum
State Records Committee
Case number
No. 24-61
Motion decided
Aug 26, 2024
Outcome
Denied
Requests at issue
More than 200 total; roughly 130 pending
Conduct at issue
University records

What the court held

  • The committee found the university had not met its burden.
  • Most of the requests predated Section 209's enactment and could not be weighed retroactively.
  • Hostile communications were a concern but not sufficient on their own.
  • Cooperstein had prevailed in multiple prior appeals, and had submitted no new request in roughly nine months.