You're conflating meanings of the word "personal". It meant the email address assigned to the professor. He's not an elected official. Somebody's payroll bei

You're conflating meanings of the word "personal". It meant the email address assigned to the professor. He's not an elected official. Somebody's payroll being underwritten by tax dollars doesn't, on its face, entitle the public to their "personal" communications. It's a ridiculous notion especially in this case because this attack group wanted the emails to smear all parties involved. The court was wise to protect a reasonable expectation of privacy on the part of the staff at the University.