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University of Missouri to pay $175,000 to settle open records lawsuit

Jesse Hall, where University of Missouri administrative offices are located, is seen behind the columns on the Francis Quadrangle.
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Jesse Hall, where University of Missouri administrative offices are located, is seen behind the columns on the Francis Quadrangle.
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Published 8:23 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP)

The University of Missouri will pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by an animal rights group over a public records request.

The Beagle Freedom Project asked the university for records pertaining to cats and dogs used for research.

The university initially said the group would need to pay $82,222 for the records, prompting the lawsuit. The group won at trial last year and on Monday a judge ended the case by approving the settlement amount.

St. Louis Public Radio reports the Beagle Freedom Project's attorney had at one time offered to settle the lawsuit for $1 and some policy changes at the university.

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