Attorney General Kathleen Kane spoke yesterday afternoon at the Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon, acknowledging that her office's review of the Jerry Sandusky investigation is under way and that she is pleased with the pace that it is progressing at.
More than 325 former Penn State Football players and coaches, spanning six decades, have officially joined the fight against the NCAA by expressing their support for the Paterno Family lawsuit.
It's that time of the month again -- the monthly update of the Penn State Progress website to reflect the latest costs of the Sandusky scandal to Penn State. As of March 31 -- the most recent update -- the university has handed over $45,881,904 for scandal-related expenses.
Petitions by Gary Schultz and Tim Curley to have charges against them related to the Sandusky scandal thrown out were denied on Friday by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, according to a report from CNN. Curley, formerly the Penn State athletic director, and Schultz, the former university vice president, argued that they were misrepresented by Cynthia Baldwin, the university's former chief legal officer, during the grand jury investigation last year.
Tom Corbett isn't having such a great day. After the announcement that U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane threw out his lawsuit against the NCAA, a Quinnipiac poll was released showing that Pennsylvania voters believe that the situation at Penn State will be crucial in next year's election.
A federal judge dismissed Gov. Tom Corbett's lawsuit today against the NCAA seeking to overturn the sanctions, saying that his argument had "no basis in antitrust law."