UMN says MN Supreme Court will review Tubby Smith lower-court ruling

Remember the legal flap over the Tubby Smith hiring dispute?

This just came from the U:

Minnesota Supreme Court grants university's petition to review lower courts' decisions in lawsuit brought by James Williams

The University of Minnesota today received notice that the Minnesota Supreme Court has granted the university’s petition to review the lower courts’ decisions in the lawsuit brought by James Williams against U of M Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tubby Smith and the university.

“Today’s Supreme Court order provides a welcome opportunity for the court to consider and correct some very significant errors in this case,” said university General Counsel Mark Rotenberg.

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