Court Rules Against Transparency Push at UNC

The North Carolina Supreme Court has shut down a public records battle over UNC-Chapel Hill’s COVID-19 research, upholding the university’s right to withhold five thousand sensitive documents under a research exemption. Despite releasing over 130,000 pages, UNC kept unpublished data citing the need to protect competitive advantages — a move the court now backs. Advocates expressed disappointment, while the scientist at the center of the controversy, Ralph Baric — whose lab helped develop the Moderna vaccine and key treatments — faces accusations of deception from the HHS, even as his life-saving work continues to be widely praised. The court’s ruling ends this chapter, but the tension between transparency and scientific secrecy remains unresolved. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1140dacc479c6633