Appeals Court Orders Disclosure of Coaching Contracts

A Maryland Appeals Court has delivered a victory to a Baltimore newspaper that was seeking to disclose all income received by the University of Maryland’s head coaches.   Specifically, the court ruled that base salaries, performance incentives and other perks must be disclosed. However, it gave Maryland the option on whether it needed to disclose the financial contracts that coaches have with third parties (such as athletic shoe, apparel or equipment manufacturers) under the Maryland Publ