Developments in the University of Mississippi Ombuds Controversy

This blog has been following the situation at Ole Miss, which has put its Ombuds, Paul Caffera, on administrative leave and appointed an Acting Ombuds, William W. Berry III. IOA and the Mississippi Free Press are also following the case closely. Recent developments include:

• In light of the university's legal argument (made in its motion to dismiss Caffera's suit) that emails to the Ombuds are not confidential, an anonymous group has filed a public records act request for copies of emails to and from the Acting Ombuds (Twitter @WinstonSmithOMI);
  
  
• Another group has launched a fundraising campaign to raise $20,000 to cover Caffera's legal fees (GoFundMe); and
  
  
• A reporter with the Chronicle of Higher Education has begun investigating the case.

Related posts: FOIA Request Reveals Ombuds Feedback About Ole Miss Confederate Monument; University of Mississippi Ombuds Seeks Injunction Against Internal Investigation; University of Mississippi Appoints Interim Ombuds; IOA and Petitioners Support Sidelined Ombuds; IOA Denounces University of Mississippi's Treatment of Ombuds; 2020 Year in Review: Courage and Crises (Paul Caffera at the University of Mississippi); University of Mississippi Moves to Dismiss Suit by Ombuds; Chuck Howard Dissects Controversy Over Ombuds Confidentiality at University of Mississippi.