U-M pays another $200K for investigation it doesn't want to release

Key Points:

• The University of Michigan has spent over $12 million on a private investigation by Jenner & Block into the ouster of former football coach Sherrone Moore and the athletic department's culture, with an additional $200,000 recently paid.
• Despite the investigation's significance, the university refuses to release the findings or related communications, citing attorney-client privilege, a shift from earlier claims that such documents did not exist.
• The investigation's secrecy has prompted a lawsuit from Paige Shiver and her lawyers, alleging the university is violating Michigan's open records laws by withholding information.
• Reports from external sources indicate some details from the investigation, including allegations that Athletic Director Warde Manuel knew about restrictions on Shiver's travel with the team, though Manuel denies prior knowledge of Moore's affair.
• The University of Michigan's Board of Regents may discuss the investigation results at their July 16 meeting, but no agenda items explicitly mention it, and the findings remain undisclosed to the public.