The N.J. high court said public notice of a 2008 policy session was inadequate.

By David Porter, Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. – Rutgers University’s board of governors violated some state open-meeting laws at a special session in 2008 to discuss athletic department policies and conduct, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a case brought by a Rutgers graduate.

In a 5-0 decision with one justice not participating, the court agreed with some claims and disagreed with others made by Francis McGovern Jr., a lawyer who graduated from Rutgers in 1987 and who has been a regular attendee at the meetings.

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