Pac-12 chaos: Judge sides with WSU and OSU, brings board business to temporary halt

Washington State and Oregon State scored a major victory in court on Monday when a Whitman County (Wash.) judge agreed to their request for a temporary restraining order preventing the Pac-12’s presidents and chancellors from meeting until the court determines the makeup of the board of directors. “That makes everybody equal,” Superior Court Judge Gary Libey said in issuing his ruling a few minutes after 12 p.m. A preliminary injunction hearing to determine which schools have voting rights — all 12, or only the Beavers and Cougars — is expected...